{"id":67535,"date":"2018-02-21T20:39:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T02:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=67535"},"modified":"2018-03-01T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T21:08:47","slug":"20-year-old-candidate-for-cook-countys-13th-district-pushes-grassroots-campaigning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/20-year-old-candidate-for-cook-countys-13th-district-pushes-grassroots-campaigning\/","title":{"rendered":"20-year-old candidate for Cook County&#8217;s 13th District pushes grassroots campaigning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Elizabeth Beyer<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Medill Reports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bushra Amiwala was still in her teens when she announced her candidacy last March as one of three democratic contenders for the Cook County Board in the 13th District. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The DePaul University student, now 20, said people questioned her qualifications and background because of her age when she entered into the race. But the recent wave of first-time female candidates washed away the skeptics. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe buzz and excitement around that is the wave I\u2019ve been riding as well,\u201d Amiwala said. Three-hundred and eighty signatures were needed to get her name on the ballot\u00a0but she submitted 1,300 with the help of volunteer staffers.\u00a0 The 13th district covers Chicago&#8217;s North Side and the northern suburbs. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Bushra Amiwala\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/256667373?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amiwala\u00a0attributes\u00a0her campaign\u2019s growing momentum to making the cover of Time\u2019s January 29 edition along with 20 other first-time candidates from across the country as well as to the grassroots support from her community and organizations such as Run For Something. She attributed her motivation for running to a lifetime of working with non-profit organizations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEvery cause I cared about had a political component to it as well,\u201d Amiwala said. \u201cI realized the only way to implement tangible, practical change is through public policy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her campaign platform is focused on political\u00a0transparency through live-streamed county board meetings, support of a means-based property tax system and advocacy for small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Incumbent Larry Suffredin, who has been in office since 2002, is confident he\u2019ll maintain his position and cited his policy record as well as numerous endorsements from organizations such as Chicago NOW and the Chicago Teacher\u2019s Union among others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe most important thing for everybody is to get out and vote,\u201d Suffredin said, \u201cThis is an important election and we need to do things to change what\u2019s going on\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Bushra Amiwala welcoming supporters. She was\u00a0still in her teens when she announced her candidacy last March, one of three democratic contenders for the Cook County Board&#8217;s North Side and north\u00a0suburban\u00a013th District.(Elizabeth Beyer\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elizabeth Beyer Medill Reports Bushra Amiwala was still in her teens when she announced her candidacy last March as one of three democratic contenders for the Cook County Board in the 13th District. 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