Jessica "Jessie" Fuentes, left, and Julian Perez are running to replace retiring 26th Ward Ald. Both the mailer, which says it was paid for by the police union and the website - which does not identify who paid for it - depict a grim-faced Fuentes behind bars, with illustrations of handcuffs and Fuentes’ mug shot. However, the Perez campaign did not acknowledge it was responsible for mailing the flyer to voters or creating the website,, listed on the flyer. In a statement to WTTW News, a spokesperson for the Perez campaign said “it is critical that voters have access to complete and accurate information about their candidates before making decisions that impact their community's future.”
“I’ve been honest about who I am and where I come from.”
“I have had my fair share of trauma and inability to cope with the anger and sadness that comes with growing up in those social conditions,” Fuentes said, adding that her “lived experience” makes her the best candidate to represent the 26th Ward on the City Council and ensure that schools and violence prevention programs are fully funded. In a video she posted to her campaign’s Instagram page, Fuentes did not dispute the accuracy of the records but said she was the product of a family that suffered from “historical and generational trauma” caused by having parents who were incarcerated and suffered from substance abuse disorders. In April 2010, Fuentes was arrested on an outstanding warrant after being stopped by police and cited for driving without a license, without insurance and for not wearing a seat belt.
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“You don’t know where someone is going until you know where they have been,” Cosentino said.Īpproximately a month after her 18th birthday, in March 2009, Fuentes was also charged with stealing less than $300 from the movie theater where she worked, according to police department records. Cosentino told WTTW News the Perez campaign obtained Fuentes’ records through a Freedom of Information Act request, and the union agreed to pay to send the flyer to 26th Ward voters after verifying the authenticity of the court and arrest records that are all at least 13 years old.
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