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[IL-6] Roskam, Duckworth building war chests
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jul 17, 2006 08:45pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
| News Date | Saturday, July 15, 2006 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Hopefuls seek to succeed Hyde in Congress
By John Biemer
Tribune staff reporter
Published July 14, 2006
After winning the March Democratic primary in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde in the west suburban 6th Congressional District, Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth raised more than $830,000 in campaign funds over the next three months, her campaign announced Thursday.
But Duckworth's total of about $900,000 in cash on hand by the end of June still falls short of her Republican opponent, state Sen. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton attorney, who has more than $1.3 million in available campaign cash, according to his campaign.
The two campaigns released tallies a couple of days before filing official reports to the Federal Election Commission by the Saturday deadline that account for contributions through the end of June.
Roskam started campaigning shortly after Hyde announced his retirement in April 2005. With a boost from national Democratic leaders, Duckworth of Hoffman Estates jumped into the race in December--creating one of the most hotly contested congressional contests in the country in what has traditionally been a Republican stronghold.
Since entering the race, Duckworth has raised almost $1.9 million in all, her campaign reported, although she had to spend a lot more than Roskam, who benefited from an uncontested Republican primary. As of the end of March, Roskam had reported just short of $1.1 million in cash on hand, after raising almost $1.5 million total. |
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