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Rahm Emanuel may want to reclaim House seat some day, contender says
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| News Date | Sunday, February 1, 2009 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Yes, President Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel did express an interest in running for his congressional seat again someday, a candidate for his seat said Sunday.
State Rep John Fritchey, D-Chicago, said he spoke with Emanuel when he was deciding whether to run for Emanuel's seat.
"He had commented to me that he may be interested in running one day again for the seat," Fritchey said. "I told him that should I be fortunate enough to run, and should I be fortunate enough to win the seat, I would look forward to campaigning against him."
The candidate most often mentioned as a potential seat-warmer for Emanuel, Mayor Daley's unofficial floor leader, Ald. Patrick O'Connor (40th) was conspicuous by his absence at Sunday's forum at DePaul University featuring 11 of the 13 Democrats on the ballot for the March 3 primary election. Sun-Times Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet asked the questions.
O'Connor has strongly denied running as a place-holder for Emanuel. University officials placed 10 telephone calls and e-mails to O'Connor, who never responded to any of them, they said. The 11th candidate, Pete Dagher, is fighting a ballot challenge to his petitions.
Physician Paul Bryar admitted being behind the ballot challenges to Dagher and economist Charlie Wheelan. Bryar said if Emanuel asked him about being a short-termer, "Should he ask, I will be glad to hold the seat for 20 years," Bryar said.
Emanuel and O'Connor could not be reached for comment.
All 11 candidates at the forum say that if elected, they would (or, in the case of State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, might) fight Mayor Daley's plan to privatize Midway airport. |
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