Some Quick Reactions to March 20 congressional primary elections.
It was no surprise that Mitt Romney won the Presidential Primary. Not only was he more moderate -- in a Blue State -- but simple math worked for him, as Santorum had not filed a full slate.
But this primary did produce results that may well hold significance for the fall, and the future of Illinois.
In Congressional races -- Adam Kinzinger was a huge winner, by winning the primary against fellow incumbent Republican congressman, Don Manzullo. The GOP voters decided ultimately to not pull the plug on one of their more promising freshmen. Kinzinger is an attractive young congressman, and is likely he can now look forward to serving in congress for another term.
On the Democratic side, Tammy Duckworth, won a hard-fought primary against Raja Krishnamoorthi. And Duckworth won with 66% of the vote ! Raja Krishnamoorthi is a friend of President Obama. But so too is Army Veteran Tammy Duckworth, who previously led the IL Dept of Veterans Affairs, and was Undersecretary at the US Dept of Veterans Affairs. She is also a veteran of running for congress, having lost previously to Peter Roskam in 2008.
A young man, but an old name-- Jason Plummer -- who ran as Bill Brady's Lt Governor teammate in 2010, won the GOP nomination to try to win the congressional seat held by Rep Jerry Costello, in the Metro-East area across from St.Louis. Plummer, whose family made a fortune in the RP Lumber chain of stores, will face off against Democratic nominee, Brad Harriman. Now this seat, the newly formed 12th Congressional district, has been in Democratic hands since Noah got off the arc. But interestingly we see far more votes cast in the Republican primary than in the Democratic primary. There were about 38,000 votes cast on the Democratic side, to 46,000+ in the GOP primary.
One of the tighest races was in the Democratic nomination for Congress in the new 13th District, which takes in parts of the eastern and central part of the state.
David Gill 14,245 51.9%
Matthew Goetten 13,220 48.1%
Gill won a squeaker, and now takes on Repubican veteran Tim Johnson
In the 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Votes Pct.
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 55,118 71.2%
Debbie Halvorson 22,336 28.8%
Jesse Jackson Jr easily defeated former Democratic congresswoman, Debbie Halverson. Halverson was counting on Jackson's ethical cloud -- a leftover from the Blagojevich investigation, in which it is alleged that Jackson may have been interested in buying the US Senate seat. The new district also included some areas where Halverson had represented in the past. But clearly the Jackson had no significant treat from his former congressional colleague.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Fmr Rep Debbie Halverson Announces She's Running Against Rep Jesse Jackson Jr, in the new 2nd District
Former Rep Debbie Halverson, who spent one term in the US House representing the 11th Congressional district, announced today she is running again -- this time in the 2nd Congressional district, where she will face Jesse Jackson Jr. Halverson notes the new 2nd district map includes much of her former cong district, and areas she represented when she was in the state senate.
This will be an interest race to follow as it pits the Jackson family, against Halverson -- who is close to President Obama. At one time, President Obama was close to Jesse Jackson Jr, whose wife was friends with Michelle Obama, before she married the president. But today, Jackson Jr is reportedly on the outs with the President. In fact, following his recent address to Congress, the President turned his back to Rep Jesse Jackson Jr, while shaking the hands of other representatives gathered to with the president well.
Halverson no doubt has reason to believe she will have a good shot at grabbing the nomination from Jesse Jackson Jr, who she claims has been an ineffective representative for his district.
Here's a part of her announcment that she sent out to supporters:
Today, at the Skyline Restaurant in Chicago Heights, across the street from Bloom High School where both my father and I went to school, I launched our campaign to create jobs and bring real representation, real leadership and real results back to our district.
After listening to local residents talk about losing their jobs, losing their homes, or having to choose between putting food on the table and keeping their utilities on, I’ve decided that I can no longer stand on the sidelines.
Can you join me?
Working men, women and families throughout Chicago’s south side and the south suburbs have struggled for far too long. We need jobs. We need a better education for our children and grandchildren. We need better policies and stronger leadership that our district can count on.
As a lifelong resident of the Chicagoland area, I have worked here. I was a single mom raising my children and trying to make ends meet here. I understand the struggles that families are facing in our district.
Throughout my time serving our region, I have fought for the people I represent. I brought over 7,000 jobs to the area by bringing a new transportation facility to the south suburbs. I have stood up for disabled veterans and ensured they have access to VA healthcare without co-pay. I’ve advocated for seniors to make sure they didn’t have to decide between food and medications.
My track record shows that I am a strong advocate for the people in our district and I will continue to fight for you if elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District.
This will be an interest race to follow as it pits the Jackson family, against Halverson -- who is close to President Obama. At one time, President Obama was close to Jesse Jackson Jr, whose wife was friends with Michelle Obama, before she married the president. But today, Jackson Jr is reportedly on the outs with the President. In fact, following his recent address to Congress, the President turned his back to Rep Jesse Jackson Jr, while shaking the hands of other representatives gathered to with the president well.
Halverson no doubt has reason to believe she will have a good shot at grabbing the nomination from Jesse Jackson Jr, who she claims has been an ineffective representative for his district.
Here's a part of her announcment that she sent out to supporters:
Today, at the Skyline Restaurant in Chicago Heights, across the street from Bloom High School where both my father and I went to school, I launched our campaign to create jobs and bring real representation, real leadership and real results back to our district.
After listening to local residents talk about losing their jobs, losing their homes, or having to choose between putting food on the table and keeping their utilities on, I’ve decided that I can no longer stand on the sidelines.
Can you join me?
Working men, women and families throughout Chicago’s south side and the south suburbs have struggled for far too long. We need jobs. We need a better education for our children and grandchildren. We need better policies and stronger leadership that our district can count on.
As a lifelong resident of the Chicagoland area, I have worked here. I was a single mom raising my children and trying to make ends meet here. I understand the struggles that families are facing in our district.
Throughout my time serving our region, I have fought for the people I represent. I brought over 7,000 jobs to the area by bringing a new transportation facility to the south suburbs. I have stood up for disabled veterans and ensured they have access to VA healthcare without co-pay. I’ve advocated for seniors to make sure they didn’t have to decide between food and medications.
My track record shows that I am a strong advocate for the people in our district and I will continue to fight for you if elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District.
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