Andrea Zopp for Senate?

I read in today's Sun-Times that Andrea Zopp is mulling a run for Senate. The article also
mentioned something about the Dems needing to round out the ticket with a black person, given
that Obama won't be on the statewide ticket, and Jesse White has been on the ticket for years
(who knows? he may retire). I'm feeling very conflicted. Andrea Zopp is infinitely qualified. She
was a darn good prosecutor. She's tough, smart and does her homework.
I have HUGE issues with her walking in lock step with David Vitale. The two of them serve on
the board of the Urban Partnership Bank and the Chicago Board of Education. Between the two
of them they have chosen to divest from the schools in the very neighborhoods that they invest in
for mortgages. Andrea Zopp has been the mouthpiece for the racist school policies, justifying 50
school closings in black neighborhoods and admitting, in so many words and defending, the CPS
policy of divesting in low income black communities and taking the resources to invest in more
affluent communities.
Andrea Zopp has defended Deb Quazzo's glaring conflicts of interest, excusing the fact that her
fellow board member has made millions of dollars indirectly from CPS while serving as a board
member. She has also looked the other way on the AUSL conflicts of interest. AUSL has seen
their business boom under the Emanuel Administration with a swinging door between them and
CPS. David Vitale used to be their Board Chair. Prior to that he was the Chief Administrative
Officer for CPS. Tim Cawley, who doesn't even live in the City, used to be the Managing
Director for AUSL. He now signs off on their contracts in his current role--as do Andrea Zopp
and David Vitale. Carlos Azcoitia, another member of the Board of Education, is a professor at
National Lewis University, the exclusive trainer for AUSL fellows. Carlos Azcoitia votes
regularly for school turnarounds knowing that the only provider will be AUSL.
Where was Andrea Zopp, a trained lawyer, well-versed in ethics and governance when all this
was/is going on? Can low income blacks really expect her to be a voice? (not that poor blacks
have a voice in our current Senators, either). I'd like to see other black candidates vetted for a
Senate run. Two people I can think of off the top of my head are Senator Kimberly Lightford and
Senator Kwame Raoul. Both state senators are well-versed in policy, have assumed leadership
roles on issues of concern to the black community, regardless of income, and are successfully
navigating systems that are typically reserved for whites while maintaining positive relationships
with people across racial, class and political lines. They are better equipped to serve all citizens
of Illinois.