Gutiérrez Will Not Run for Re-Election

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), a leading national voice on immigration reform, will not seek reelection, Politico reports.

“Gutierrez, who has held his seat since 1993, is expected to announce Tuesday afternoon he’s withdrawing the nominating petitions he just filed on Monday and will formally endorse Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia. Garcia, a Cook County commissioner, had forced Mayor Rahm Emanuel into a runoff election in 2015. His bid for Gutierrez’s seat means Garcia will not challenge Emanuel again in 2019 as he had previously planned.”