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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIL-6: Congressman SEAN CASTEN blowing out Congresswoman Marie Newman
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IL-6: Congressman SEAN CASTEN blowing out Congresswoman Marie Newman (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jun 2022
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SharonAnn
(14,152 posts)1. Who are they? What party?
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)2. Two Democratic Congresspeople merged into one district in Illinois
Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,505 posts)3. Democratic primary, IL - District Six.
DemocratSinceBirth
(101,700 posts)4. Is that good or bad?
FelineOverlord
(3,851 posts)5. Wasserman
3catwoman3
(28,873 posts)6. Casten is in his 2nd term in Congress for IL 6.
Newman is a first term rep and decided to run in the 6th when her district got redrawn and pitted her against an extremely popular rep who is also in his second term for his district.
Casten has been our rep until the districts were redrawn.
