At an election night celebration with Governor JB Pritzker, Christian Mitchell tells the crowd that "the grandson of a union steel worker, raised by a single mother" has just become the first Black man ever elected lieutenant governor of Illinois. He says he and Pritzker will keep working "no matter who you voted for," and that tomorrow "the work begins again."
The receipt
- Who
- Christian Mitchell
- Where
- rally - election night, Illinois (Pritzker-Mitchell celebration, Chicago)
- Original footage
- JB Pritzker · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 40 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 1 on Instagram
Read the transcript
And tonight, Illinois has proved it. Because tonight, the grandson of a union steel worker, raised by a single mother, has just become the first black man ever elected the lieutenant governor of the state of Illinois. But I want you to know this. Whether you voted for us or not, JB and I will work to continue our progress. We will fight to make your life better and to make you even prouder to call Illinois home no matter who you voted for. So tonight we celebrate y 'all, but tomorrow the work begins again.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.