Rep. Davis Endorses Brown In Cook County Board Race

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Dec 17, 2009 3:40PM

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, who bowed out of the race for Cook County Board President, has made an endorsement in the race: Dorothy Brown. Davis originally filed to run for the position as well as seek reelection as Congressman of Illinois' 7th District but dropped out of the County Board race in November. Davis told the Associated Press (via ABC 7) that Brown, "is the people's choice. She has vision for the county. She's obviously intelligent. When it comes to managing a budget, she has proven that she can do that. She has vision for the county."

One can only assume "people's choice" refers to the recent Tribune/WGN poll that shows Brown as the leading candidate over 4th Ward Ald. Toni Preckwinkle and incumbent Todd Stroger. So far, Brown has shaken off accusations of potential ethics violations to take the front-runner's spot, and an endorsement from Davis helps, but Brown only accounts for 29 percent of the support in the poll while Preckwinkle lurks at 20 percent. Besides, there's still a long six-and-a-half weeks until the February 2, 2010 primary.

UPDATE: It seems Preckwinkle has landed a Congressional endorsement of her own from Rep. Luis Gutierrez.