Jess Chuy Garca, a Cook County commissioner and veteran progressive leader, easily won the March 20 Democratic primary race to succeed Rep. Luis Gutirrez, who is retiring this year from Illinois 4th Congressional District.

Given the Democratic leanings of the majority-Latino Chicago-area district Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump there by 69 percentage points Garca is virtually assured victory in the general election.

But the implications of Garcas primary win stretch far beyond the safe Democratic congressional seat. Garcas coattails have elevated a new generation of mostly Latino, millennial progressive officials who ran as critics of Chicagos reigning Democratic Party machine.

When Garca delivered his victory speech, he brandished a broom to celebrate the proverbial sweep of the entire slate of progressive candidates he endorsed: Aaron Ortiz and Delia Ramirez, Democratic nominees for state House; Alma Anaya, a Garca aide set to replace him on the Cook County board of commissioners; and Beatriz Fausto-Sandoval, the Democratic nominee for 14th Subcircuit judge.

HuffPost interviewed Garca about the success of the slate, the future of progressive politics in Chicago and what he plans to prioritize in Congress. The transcript below has been edited and condensed for clarity.