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The event – sponsored by Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, the Park District of Forest Park and Roman Morrow – will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. May 4th at 7501 W. Harrison St. in Forest Park.
Johnson spoke to members of the Austin African American Business Networking Association at their monthly meeting. The former teacher and union organizer defeated the incumbent, Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, in the March 20 Democratic primary
With votes from all but a few precincts counted, challenger Brandon Johnson is declaring victory over first-term incumbent Richard Boykin. But Boykin is not conceding defeat.
With all but 13 precincts reporting votes, the Oak Park incumbent was losing to Johnson, a union organizer and first-time candidate. The winning Democrat is expected to win this fall’s general election, as no Republican sought that party’s nomination in the predominantly Democrat district.
The board candidates – incumbent Richard Boykin and challenger Brandon Johnson – and their supporters have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the primary contest.
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and challenger Brandon Johnson squared off at a raucous candidates forum Saturday. Both men appear on the Democrat primary ballot; early voting begins later this month for the March 20 election.
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin will host the event from 9 to noon Jan. 27 at 5100 Harrison St. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m., with the discussion starting at 10 a.m. Adam Alonzo, Iesha Hollins and Valerie Leonard will serve as moderators.
Austin resident Brandon Johnson filed his nomination petition Monday to run against first-term Cook County Commissioner Richard Bokyin for the 1st District seat. Boykin also filed his petition on the first day candidates for the March 20 primary were able to do so.
Other West Side officials, including Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, are also backing Kennedy, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination in the March 2018 primary.
The Austin Chamber of Commerce and Westside Branch of the NAACP is holding the town hall discussion 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at the North Austin library branch, 5724 W. North Ave.