Dr. Lisa Nee, a Chicago-based cardiologist who exposed patient mistreatment at the Hines VA Hospital, has joined the field of contenders for Chicago mayor.
“I am running because I believe we deserve a city where public service actually serves the public — where affordability isn’t a talking point but a reality, where you don’t need connections to get basic things done, and where honesty isn’t treated like a liability,” Nee said on her campaign website.
“I’m not running because it’s the next step in my career. I’m running because I’ve spent my life seeing what happens when systems fail people — and I’m done accepting it.”
Nee grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood and is a former ICU nurse and breast cancer survivor, her campaign website states. She also has an MBA.
While at Hines VA hospital, Nee helped expose unread cardiac tests, then faced retaliation while pregnant, she told the Sun-Times.
Those already running for mayor include U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill.; Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza; and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner George Cardenas.
Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t announced whether he’ll seek a second term.
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