Overview
- Quigley confirmed he will run for Chicago mayor in 2027, saying the city is “in crisis.”
- He remains a 2026 congressional candidate and faces four Democratic challengers in a March primary.
- He has started building a mayoral war chest and previously filed organizational papers during the City Council’s budget season.
- He casts himself as a pro-business “New Democrat,” promoting a “build baby build” approach and arguing growth should solve fiscal problems rather than new taxes.
- The field is unsettled, with Mayor Brandon Johnson undecided, Treasurer Maria Pappas and entrepreneur Joe Holberg declared, and Alexi Giannoulias and Susana Mendoza discussed as potential entrants.