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[IL-3] ‘Accidental congressman’ Lipinski draws another primary challenge
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jun 13, 2007 06:44pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 14, 2007 06:00pm |
| Description | By Aaron Blake
June 14, 2007
Democrats upset by how Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) acquired his seat and what he’s done with it will give the second-termer another primary challenge in 2008.
Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Mark Pera has filed papers with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), and yesterday told The Hill that he will announce his candidacy for Lipinski’s seat after July 4.
Lipinski won his seat in 2004 after his father, Rep. William Lipinski, decided not to run for reelection after having won the Democratic primary. In a move that has not sat well with some Democrats, the younger Lipinski, a political science professor in Tennessee who had not lived in the state for years, was nominated to replace his father with no opposition.
He sailed through the general election in a solidly Democratic district that contains southwest Chicago and its suburbs.
Daniel Lipinski’s detractors contend that he is out of sync with the district on social issues — he is socially conservative on issues such as abortion and stem cell research — and he has riled the liberal base with what it sees as his continued support for the Iraq war. |
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