Gutiérrez Expected to Announce Retirement

Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) today is expected to announce that he will not seek re-election in 2018, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Gutiérrez has yet to make his formal announcement, and speculation as to who will run to fill his seat has already begun. Word is that former Chicago mayoral candidate Jesús "Chuy" García will begin circulating petitions for the post, and Carlos Ramírez-Rosa, Alderman for Chicago’s 35th District, is being added to the mix as well. While folks are ready to jump in the race, there's been speculation before about Gutiérrez stepping away from Congress to run for Mayor of Chicago. We'll find out more later today, as he has a press conference scheduled for this afternoon, where, sources tell The Beat DC, Gutiérrez will endorse García. We’ll explore more about García tomorrow. More here.