Liberal Democrat Marie Newman beat incumbent Dan Lipinski in a U.S. House of Rep...
FILE PHOTO: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District candidate Marie Newman speaks during her election night rally at the Marz Community Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
It was a rematch for Lipinski, a long-time congressman, and Newman, a progressive businesswoman, who first faced off for the Chicago-area seat in a 2018 primary that Lipinski narrowly won. The primary battles between Lipinski and Newman pitted Chicago’s Democratic machine against activist groups such as NARAL Pro-Choice America, which advocates for abortion access and reproductive choice, the Human Rights Campaign, which promotes gay rights, and Indivisible, a nationwide network that formed to resist Republican President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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