- Chloe Riley
- Jorge Mujica wants you to remember his name. And his face. And that he wants to raise the minimum wage to $15.
Longtime activist Jorge Mujica wants you to know he’s a socialist. Not that it really matters from a voting perspective, as aldermanic elections are nonpartisan, but because—according to Mujica—socialism means fighting for the working man, something he says hasn’t happened for a long time in the 25th Ward.
In addition to the postcards, Mujica’s camp was also handing out money. This was the pretend kind, though—fake $15 bills with a photo of Mujica where one would otherwise find a bust of Jackson or Lincoln. The pretend money is supposed to serve as a reminder of Mujica’s stance on minimum wage. Unlike City Hall, which recently approved a $13 minimum wage by 2019, Mujica wants the minimum wage raised to $15 immediately.
Others who stopped by the breakfast station seemed mostly discouraged by current 25th Ward alderman Danny Solis, eager to support someone like Mujica.
When asked if he though Mujica stood a chance at beating Solis, Cardenas pointed to the breakfast table.
