The Gazette Endorses David Hoffman

Democratic candidates in the senate race are State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman, Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Robinson Jackson, physician and former Republican candidate Robert Marshall, and attorney Jacob Meister.

Hoffman was a great inspector general for the City, operating independently; fighting corruption; and exposing bribery, fraud, theft, illegal employment, ethics violations, and waste. His joint investigations with federal officials led to federal charges against city employees and contractors and exposed building safety and zoning corruption. He has since moved up to the Illinois Reform Commission, examining statewide corruption.

Deserving kudos for being a burr in the side of the Chicago political machine, Hoffman is one person who could really do a lot to clean up corruption in the city, state, and nation with the federal subpoena power of a U.S. senator. With economics a top issue, Hoffman promises to oversee irresponsible financial behavior from banks from Wall Street to Main Street and will push for tougher regulation “to help ensure that nothing like our current crisis ever happens again,” he said.

Hoffman already has done a lot to clean up Chicago. He deserves to take his unique skill set to the national level. David Hoffman gets our endorsement for senator in the Democratic primary.