Pfannkuche ran for this position in 2016. He lost in the general election to Democrat Kim Foxx. Back then we praised Pfannkuche as a candidate in part because he pledged to focus on the prosecutions of both violent crimes and government corruption. He says he would send virtually all of his attorneys to community meetings and other events to build ties with residents. Doing so, he said in his Tribune Editorial Board candidate questionnaire, would “break the code of silence in our communities that keeps crime witnesses from coming forward.”