BY JULIA MANCHESTER – 10/17/19 Democratic presidential contender Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) endorsed Rep. Daniel Lipinski‘s (D-Ill.) primary challenger, Marie Newman, on Thursday, saying it was time for “new leadership” in the Illinois district. Booker cited Newman’s stances on health care, women’s reproductive rights and LGBTQ rights as his reasons for throwing his support behind Newman. “That is why I believe …
Booker will unveil his endorsement at an 11 a.m. event with Newman open to the public at Cocula Restaurant, 5241 S. Pulaski Rd. By Lynn Sweet | Oct 17, 2019 WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential contender Cory Booker will endorse Democratic House hopeful Marie Newman in a primary rematch against Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., on Thursday morning. This is …
Marie Newman speaks at a 2018 candidates forum with U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski in Palos Hills. Newman is seeking a primary rematch against Lipinski in 2020. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune) Progressive challenger Marie Newman raised nearly twice as much money as conservative Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski for the quarter ending Sept. 30, new federal …
Disheartened by the 2016 presidential election, anti-bullying activist and abortion rights champion Marie Newman decided to challenge longtime Illinois Rep. Daniel Lipinski. She fell two points short of defeating the then six-term incumbent Democrat last year—but the narrow loss only fueled her fire to see change in their community. Newman has announced she will run against …
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The attacks on the party’s left flank might be backfiring. Just look at Marie Newman’s primary challenge to Dan Lipinski. In April, two weeks after announcing her primary campaign rematch against Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), Marie Newman was blindsided. The leadership of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had issued a directive that effectively put …
Change around the edges won’t make pharmaceuticals more affordable. Regulate the cost of prescription drugs through Medicare for All. By Marie Newman | October 8, 2019 When life-saving drugs are priced out of reach, there is one common culprit. It’s not an economic shift and it’s not to fund research for better drugs–it’s pharmaceutical executives …
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Marie Newman’s primary challenge to veteran Southwest Side and suburban U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski has picked up the backing of 17 local Democratic officials, including four Chicago aldermen, a half-dozen state lawmakers and City Clerk Anna Valencia, her campaign announced Tuesday. “We both come from union households,” Valencia said in a statement, “and this has …
By Catie Edmondson Sept. 17, 2019, 7:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans on Tuesday to announce her endorsement of Marie Newman, a progressive candidate seeking to oust Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Illinois Democrat, marking her first move of the 2020 campaign cycle to back a primary challenger to an incumbent. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s high-profile …
By Lynn Sweet Sep 9, 2019, 7:59pm CDT Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday backed House hopeful Marie Newman. Scott Eisen/Getty Images file photo 2020 PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRATS LOOK FOR ILLINOIS SUPPORT Democrat Newman, in a primary rematch against Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., landed the backing of presidential contender Sanders in June and, on Monday, Sanders’ chief …
Chicago Sun-Times, “Elizabeth Warren endorses Marie Newman over Dan Lipinski” Read More »
By ALEX ORTIZ While knocking on doors in Romeoville last week, Marie Newman, who is again challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski in 2020, met a man she said embodies the typical voter in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Newman and a handful of volunteers were out canvassing during a busy weekend, mostly introducing herself to …
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