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Tammy Duckworth moving closer to congressional run
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Jul 05, 2011 05:56pm |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Jul 01, 2011 05:55pm |
| Description | Tammy Duckworth wrapped up duties at the Veterans Affairs Department on Thursday and is back in Hoffman Estates--Friday making calls about a potential 8th congressional district run.
I'm told that Duckworth will firm up a decision to run in the next few weeks--after she has touched base with supporters.
I broke the news last month that Duckworth--a wounded Iraq war vet--was leaving the VA--and running for the House again was an option. Duckworth was banned by federal law--it's called the Hatch Act--to do any politics while she was still at the VA. From what I gather, I expect a lot of people will be hearing from Duckworth very soon.
If Duckworth gets in--as I anticipate she will--she will--as it stands now--face a Democratic primary fight for the nomination. Raja Krishnamoorthi who lost a primary bid for Illinois comptroller last year has already launched a campaign. On Friday, his campaign said in a release Krishnamoorthi has in the last five and a half weeks put $400,000 into his warchest. |
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