Interview With Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Kennedy
Chris Kennedy at a University of Illinois Board of Trustees meeting in 2014. Illinois Public Media
Chris Kennedy announced on Wednesday he will run for Illinois governor in 2018 in what's shaping up to be a crowded race for Democrats vying to take on Republican Governor Bruce Rauner. The son of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy is a Chicago-based businessman who serves as chairman of the Kennedy family's investment firm.
He's a former chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and founder of a nonprofit organization that works to eliminate food deserts in the Chicago area.
He spoke with Lacy Scarmana about why he's running for governor and what he hopes to accomplish in the state.
Links
- Robert Kennedy: A Life
- Kennedy To Run For Governor In 2018
- Chris Kennedy Bickers With Press As He Considers Run For Illinois Governor
- Kennedy Thinks McMillan Will Be New U of I Trustees Chairman
- Kennedy To Leave U of I Board In January
- Kennedy: No Interest In Being U Of I President
- U Of I Trustees Chair Kennedy, Human Resources, On Helping Employees ‘Un-Retire’
- Easter, Kennedy Respond To U of I Twitter Attack; Wise Writes Column
- UI Trustees Chair Kennedy to Step Down as Merchandise Mart Head
- Kennedy Re-elected to Lead U. of Ill. Trustees
- Kennedy: Herman Had Been Contemplating Resignation for Weeks