By Craig Wall | December 12, 2019 CHICAGO (WLS) — The Third Congressional District race has political rivals banding together for a common cause, condemning a neo-Nazi who is making another run for Congress. Illinois’ Third District includes parts of west and southwest suburban Cook County, as well as a portion of Chicago’s Southwest Side. Republican …
COUNTRYSIDE – Marie Newman, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 3rd District, and members of her campaign’s Interfaith Coalition, condemn current Republican opponent Art Jones Dec. 12 during a press conference and unity event in Countryside. Jones, a perennial candidate for office in Illinois and self-avowed American Nazi, has used his platform to espouse xenophobia, racism …
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WASHINGTON — The progressive climate group Sunrise Movement is endorsing a slate of insurgent candidates in Democratic primaries Wednesday, the group told NBC News. The youth-led group, which has made a name for itself since launching in 2017 with confrontational tactics and vocal support for the Green New Deal, is backing three insurgents hoping to defeat …
“Art Jones is proof that we need to work harder, not as Democrats and Republicans, but as neighbors on the Southwest Side, to root out and address hate in our community,” Newman said. By Lynn Sweet | Dec 11, 2019 WASHINGTON — Democratic House hopeful Marie Newman said Wednesday if elected she would hold quarterly “peace forums” …
The SEIU is trying again to defeat Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill. By Lynn Sweet | Dec 3, 2019 WASHINGTON — Democratic House hopeful Marie Newman on Monday picked up the endorsement of the SEIU Illinois State Council, as the public service unions try again to oust Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., from the 3rd Congressional District seat. The …
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With the departure of Abe Matthew, an attorney from Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood, it’s now a three-way primary for the congressional seat. By Lynn Sweet | Nov 12, 2019 WASHINGTON — Democratic House hopeful Abe Matthew is dropping his primary bid to unseat Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and endorsing Marie Newman on Tuesday. That leaves Lipinski, from Western Springs, …
Rep. Jan Schakowsky again endorses progressive Marie Newman in the race for the Southwest Side seat, but does so months earlier than she did in 2018—while DCCC head Cheri Bustos stays with the incumbent. BY GREG HINZ | November 5, 2019 Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation once again is splitting down the middle on whether to elect …
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The four-way Democratic battle in the 3rd Congressional District is the biggest Democratic showdown in the March 17 Illinois primary. By Lynn Sweet | Nov 5, 2019 Democratic House hopeful Marie Newman is picking up the endorsement of Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., on Tuesday, with Schakowsky bucking House Democratic leaders who back the reelection of Rep. Dan Lipinski, …
By RICK PEARSON | CHICAGO TRIBUNE | NOV 05, 2019 Veteran North Shore Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston is once again backing challenger Marie Newman’s primary bid against seven-term Rep. Dan Lipinski in the Southwest Side and suburban 3rd Congressional District. “I am proud to stand with Marie. Her election helps Democrats build a party that …
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By RICK PEARSON | OCT 18, 2019 Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker, who has used the debate stage to criticize rivals for attacking one another, said Friday he views his efforts as going beyond partisan politics in an attempt to unite Americans “I caution Democrats, we cannot define ourselves by what we’re against. We need to …
