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Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for Durbin’s seat
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic primary Tuesday in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin.
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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic primary Tuesday in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin.
Ayanna S. Pressley, among other progressive members.
And GOP nominee Mark S. Kirk prevailed in the president's home state of Illinois, which had backed Obama by 25 points. And that doesn't count Republican Scott P.
Ayanna S. Pressley will not challenge Sen. Edward J. Markey in the Democratic primary next year and will seek reelection instead.
Donald S. Beyer Jr. and former Rep. Jennifer Wexton, both ex-colleagues of Connolly’s from neighboring districts, as well as the center-left New Democrat Coalition Action Fund.
Previous successful challengers backed by Justice Democrats have included New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Massachusetts’ Ayanna S. Pressley.
Business Insider explored some of the reasons that boomers were overrepresented at last weekend’s protests, including their shrinking 401(k)s and concerns that the causes they supported in their youth
Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois have reported absences because of COVID-19 cases.
Mark S. Kirk’s unsuccessful reelection campaign in 2016 following a stroke in 2012. Kirk’s stroke was much more severe than Fetterman’s.
Key races were settled in primaries, runoffs or special elections in Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma and Utah.
With less than six months to go until Election Day, the 10 most vulnerable House members face different threats.
Republicans who support home-state earmarks are locked in primary fights against those who don't as the practice faces an uncertain future.
Black and Latino candidates in some of the most high-profile races dominated the list of top fundraisers in 2022's fourth quarter.
But even though he was part of the U.S.’s two-man bobsled team in 1992, Walker is much better known as the Heisman Trophy-winning running back for the Georgia Bulldogs and subsequent star of the NFL’s
Of the 10, eight were in Congress two years earlier and all raised more in this year’s first quarter than they did in 2019’s. Wyoming Rep.
Nobody dared to grab even a precinct and hurt Charles “Champ” Walker Jr.’s chances of getting elected. But Champ became his own worst enemy.
Of the 15 Democrats who defected two years ago, three lost reelection in 2020 (South Carolina}s Joe Cunningham, New York’s Max Rose and Utah’s Ben McAdams), while New Jersey’s Jeff Van Drew switched
Democrats are still defending 30 House seats that Trump carried in 2016, many represented by freshmen elected in 2018’s blue wave. Most of these incumbents hold a strong financial advantage.
Putting the limit back would mean individuals with income from partnerships, S corporations and other “pass-through” structures can’t use excess business losses to offset other income, such as investment
Some candidates will get shortened speeches at the conventions that may be carried on TV, but virtual meetings mean lost chaces to network and raise money.