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Illinois is expected to lose another seat to reapportionment after the 2010 census, and Pat Brady, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, said he expects Springfield Democrats to draw a partisan
That November, he defeated Evans’ 2004 Republican opponent, broadcaster Andrea Zinga, with 57 percent of the vote.
) $19.37 million The California Republican bulked up his minimum net worth by more than 46 percent with a half-dozen real estate investments at a combined value of at least $8 million.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Demonstrating the high stakes in Illinois’ open Senate race, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday joined Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias in a downstate tour
Hartzler is likely to bring the full force of national Republican support into the race.
7th district Republican primary Freshman Rep.
7th district Incumbent: Roy Blunt (R) is running for Senate Outlook: Safe Republican The GOP primary is the operative election in this southwestern, Springfield-area district, which often votes
In fresh signal of Democratic nervousness about the race, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has made a $567,000 ad buy in the race, in Boston and Springfield markets, the first independent
$500,000 in in-kind contributions to the Coakley campaign and the state Democratic Party, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has spent more than $500,000 on an ad buy in the Boston and Springfield
Add another candidate to the bulging roster of Republican candidates running for the southwestern Missouri district Rep. Roy Blunt (R) is leaving open to run for the Senate.
Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Jack Reed (R.I.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.) highlighted their hometowns, while Republican Sen. James Risch (Idaho) showcased nearly 20 landmarks. Democratic Sen.
Long hails from Springfield, the district’s population center, and leads the GOP field with $452,000 in receipts through the end of September.
The district, however, usually leans Republican.
This spring, Springfield, Ore., Mayor Sid Leiken was touted as one of a handful of top recruits by the National Republican Congressional Committee. By challenging Rep.
Joe Sestak (Pa.), Chaka Fattah (Pa.), John Adler (N.J.) and Robert Brady (Pa.) joined Republican Reps. Mike Castle (Del.) and Jim Gerlach (Pa.). Former Rep.
Jim Himes (Conn.), who raised more than $500,000 in the second quarter and currently does not have a Republican opponent. Fellow Democratic Reps.
No primary, no Obama — he’d be stuck in Springfield, or teaching full time, or settling uneasily into a gig at a Chicago law firm, instead of leader of the free world.
From his always-perfect coiffure to immaculate tailoring (he even makes an otherwise-goofy seersucker suit look stylish), the Mississippi Republican is one snazzy guy.
The Republican primary to replace Rep. Roy Blunt (R) in the conservative 7th district continues to be very fluid, but one intriguing name has recently surfaced in local GOP circles.
that the Senator had not yet decided whether to run for a full term in 2010, his third trip downstate signifies that he is making an effort to reach out to the entire state — including traditionally Republican