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Chicago Daily Herald
April 4, 2018
The Dundee Township Democrats invite Dundee Township voters to meet, ask questions and hear Sean Casten and Nancy Zettler, the Democratic nominees for the 6th Congressional District and the 33rd Illinois State Senate District, respectively. The candidates will speak about their platforms andÃâà...
McClatchy Washington Bureau
April 3, 2018
Two weeks later, in Illinois, another two women, in the 13th and 14th Congressional Districts, also both won their primaries. ... It wasn't in Illinois's 6th Congressional District, where Sean Casten surprisingly won the nomination over a candidate with the support of pro-abortion rights EMILY's List, KellyÃâà...
WLS-TV
April 2, 2018
Like Houlahan in Pennsylvania and Casten in Illinois, other Democrats like Susie Lee running in suburban Las Vegas, Elissa Slotkin vying for a congressional seat outside Lansing, Michigan, and Dean Phillips in the Minneapolis suburbs are expected to need Republican voters to cross over and vote forÃâà...
NBC Chicago (blog)
March 21, 2018
Democratic voters on Tuesday chose who they want to take on U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in the race to represent Illinois' 6th Congressional District. Scientist Sean Casten emerged from a crowded field to win the Democratic primary and a chance to challenge Roskam in November, the Associated PressÃâà...
Spectrum News
March 21, 2018
The Democratic Party has targeted several districts in Illinois that they hope to see flip, including the 6th Congressional District held currently by Rep. Peter Roskam, R-06. The Democratic primary was highly contested with seven candidates vying for the nomination. The Democratic Party is also targetingÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
March 21, 2018
The 6th Congressional District might be losing its Republican-leaning reputation as its population expands. In 2016 ... Mazeski, a breast cancer survivor who lost a bid for the state Senate in 2016, has the pledged support of Emily's List and Illinois Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky and Cheri Bustos.
Chicago Tribune
March 20, 2018
*Democratic congressional races: In the city's 4th Congressional District, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Logan Square community activist Sol Flores and Chicago police Sgt. Richard Gonzalez are trying to replace U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez. In the northwest suburban 6th District, seven Democrats are vying for theÃâà...
Patch.com
March 16, 2018
Illinois 6th Congressional District Candidates At A Glance. Seven Democrats —five women and two men— hope to unseat Rep. Pete Roskam (R), but they have to make it through the primaries first. By Lisa Marie Farver, Patch Staff | Mar 16, 2018 9:40 pm ETÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
March 16, 2018
“The candidates are aligned on abortion, climate change, guns (control),” said Reid McCollum, one of the leaders of the Coalition for a Better Illinois 6, an umbrella organization of 24 Democratic groups. The coalition is neutral in the primary. The state's 6th Congressional District is one of two in the ChicagoÃâà...
WGN-TV
March 1, 2018
CHICAGO — You are going to hear a lot about Illinois' 6th Congressional District this fall. National Democrats think it's the kind of district they can flip. Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has held the northern Illinois seat since 2007. He's a party leader and reliable conservative vote — but theÃâà...
Chicago Tonight | WTTW
February 28, 2018
As Democrats aim to retake control of the U.S. House, they're pinning hope on voters who live in Illinois' 6th Congressional District. But first, primary voters need to decide who will be the nominee. It's a crowded field of seven, who are unified in their belief that Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam ofÃâà...
Chicago Daily Herald
February 20, 2018
Roskam, who represents the 6th Congressional District, has received $2,000 from the NRA and $2,000 from the political committee for a pro-hunting group called Safari Club International, according to the campaign finance data sources. But Roskam has received funding from gun-control advocates, too.
Northwest Herald
February 20, 2018
Peter Roskam for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat. Candidates for the 6th Congressional District speak ... Candidates for the 6th Congressional District speak at a forum Monday hosted at McHenry County College by the League of Women Voters of McHenry County. Democratic candidates running toÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
February 13, 2018
30, Carole Cheney appeared before the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. We asked her why she's running for the Democratic seat in the 6th Congressional District of Illinois in the March 2018 primary: I'm Carole Cheney. I'm running for the 6th Congressional District. Most recently, I was a public servant.
Chicago Sun-Times
February 13, 2018
We asked her why she's running for the Democratic seat in the 6th Congressional District of Illinois in the March 2018 primary: ... The Chicago Sun-Times sent the candidates seeking nominations for Congress a list of questions to find out their views on a range of important issues facing the state of Illinois.
Chicago Sun-Times
February 13, 2018
On Jan. 30, Ryan Huffman appeared before the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. We asked him why he's running for the Democratic seat in the 6th Congressional District of Illinois in the March 2018 primary: My name's Ryan Huffman. I grew up in the northwest suburbs. I grew up in Elgin, I live inÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
February 13, 2018
On Jan. 30, Sean Casten appeared before the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. We asked him why he's running for the Democratic seat in the 6th Congressional District of Illinois in the March 2018 primary: My name is Sean Casten. I'm a biochemist by training and a clean energy entrepreneur and IÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
February 13, 2018
On Jan. 30, Kelly Mazeski appeared before the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. We asked her why she's running for the Democratic seat in the 6th Congressional District of Illinois in the March 2018 primary: Hi, my name is Kelly Mazeski and I'm running for Congress in the Illinois 6th because I believeÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
February 13, 2018
Peter Roskam has represented Illinois' 6th Congressional District, stretching through the far west and north suburbs, since 2006, but there are indications he may be vulnerable. Hillary Clinton carried the district by seven percentage points over Donald Trump in 2016, and polls show Trump has grown onlyÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
January 30, 2018
In the Wheaton Republican's five re-election contests since then, his Democratic challenger has never come closer than 15 percentage points, partly thanks to a redrawn 6th Congressional District map intended to make the district even more of a GOP stronghold. Yet the Democratic CongressionalÃâà...
Naperville Community Television
December 31, 1999
Seven Democrats are all vying for the nomination for the 6th Congressional District of Illinois. Republican Peter Roskam has held the seat since 2007, but the district is one Democrats believe they can flip. In a race of seven, each candidate is looking to stand out, and they got that chance when more thanÃâà...
New Hampshire Public Radio
December 31, 1999
But NHPR has learned Sullivan had considered running in multiple congressional districts before her move to New Hampshire. Sullivan is one of eight ... Just last spring, Sullivan's name appeared in Chicago news stories as a potential candidate in the Illinois 6th Congressional District race. This is actuallyÃâà...
Northwest Herald
December 31, 1999
GLEN ELLYN – In the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people, the seven Democratic candidates vying for a chance to oppose U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, talked about what they would do to prevent another tragedy duringÃâà...