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Relying on his family and friends as campaign staff, Gutiérrez opened up his campaign office on North California Ave in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Gutiérrez collected over three-fourths of the 2, 200 signatures he needed to quality for the ballot on his own.

Rostenkowski, then a twelve-term Congressman and Chair of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee soundly defeated Gutiérrez, with 76 % of the vote.