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...20th District seat, held by Senate candidate Richard Durbin for the past 14 years, is now up for grabs. Though he is both antiabortion and pro-gun, Hoffman sees himself as a moderate alternative to his G.O.P. rival. And with Durbin's endorsement, Hoffman is the front runner...
...firm believer in the kind of hard work that helped him through West Point and two terms as Madison County treasurer--the first time in 48 years a Republican was re-elected to a county office. And it will take all that hard work to win a seat in the U.S. House...
Nalepa is no stranger to the House race or his opponent, William Lipinski, who defeated him in 1994 by only four percentage points. Nalepa believes Lipinski is "little more than a seat warmer." If he can overcome a lackluster fund-raising effort and convince voters that the Republican revolution is still alive, Nalepa may have a chance of winning the Republicans a new seat in Congress...
Democrats are hoping Flanagan's election two years ago--filling the seat of indicted Democrat Daniel Rostenkowski--was a fluke caused by Rostenkowski's legal shenanigans. But Flanagan, the first Republican representative from Chicago in more than 30 years, has acquitted himself well in Washington, earning positions on three major committees. This may make a difference to constituents used to having influence on Capitol Hill...
...Republicans vigorously pursued this open seat--a diverse district of densely populated suburbs, growing middle-class neighborhoods and rural farming communities--and are anxious to keep it. A conservative who opposes abortion rights and favors anticrime measures such as requiring criminals to pay restitution to their victims, Weller has also learned the art of constituent services. While seeking funds for a third Chicago airport on the southern edge of the district, he secured a $1 million renovation grant for Lansing's reliever airport...