Will new teachers union post give Stacy Davis Gates fresh campaign money to help Mayor Brandon Johnson? – Chicago Sun-Times

Will new teachers union post give Stacy Davis Gates fresh campaign money to help Mayor Brandon Johnson? – Chicago Sun-Times

The Illinois Federation of Teachers — the CTU’s statewide parent organization that Gates recently took over — maintains a political action committee that has given nearly $1 million to Johnson’s election efforts. Gates’ elevation from IFT executive vice president could give her greater voice over how that IFT fund dispatches its cash — now totaling over $2 million.