Illinois Senate candidate endorsed by Duckworth

[ad_1] Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton picked up an endorsement from Sen. Tammy Duckworth within the major to succeed the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin.

Stratton launched her marketing campaign final week after Durbin, an 80-year-old who was first elected to the Senate in 1996, introduced he wouldn't search re-election in 2026. She was endorsed last week by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

"Juliana has not solely confirmed to be an skilled and efficient Lieutenant Governor -- she’s demonstrated repeatedly that she actually understands and cares for working individuals," Duckworth, who represented Illinois, advised Politico.

"I’d be honored to have her by my aspect within the Senate as we work to ship actual outcomes for Illinoisans, and I’m proud to endorse her marketing campaign," she added.

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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks throughout a information convention on Jan. 28, in regards to the affect of President Donald Trump's order to freeze trillions of {dollars} in federal grants and loans. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Pictures)

In her campaign launch video, Stratton mentioned, "Donald Trump and Elon Musk are attempting to distract us to create such a large number that we don’t even know the place to begin. However in Washington, they're nonetheless doing the identical previous issues they've at all times executed, and that previous playbook is not working."

Stratton described herself because the daughter of a instructor and Navy veteran from the South Facet of Chicago , and a mom of 4.

She advised Politico that she was "honored" by Duckworth's endorsement and that "Tammy is a real chief for Illinois who doesn’t again down from a problem."

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Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ailing., speaks through the 2024 Democratic Nationwide Conference on the United Heart in Chicago in August 2024. (Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Pictures)

The outlet additionally reported that Stratton had beforehand appeared alongside Duckworth to assist the Asian American group throughout Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Final Wednesday, Durbin mentioned, "The choice of whether or not to run for re-election has not been straightforward."

"I really love the job of being a United States Senator. However in my coronary heart, I do know it’s time to move the torch. So, I'm asserting as we speak that I can't be searching for re-election on the finish of my time period," he added.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ailing., greet one another on Main Day at Manny's Deli on June 28, 2022 in Chicago. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Pictures)

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Durbin turns into the fourth Democrat within the Senate whose time period is up on the finish of subsequent 12 months who determined towards searching for re-election within the 2026 midterms, becoming a member of Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Gary Peters of Michigan, and Tina Smith of Minnesota.