Marie Newman has defeated Dan Lipinski in the IL 3rd District.

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Challenger Marie Newman claimed victory over Rep. Dan Lipinski on Tuesday night in a rematch of their nationally watched Democratic congressional primary that was a battle between the party’s progressive and moderate wings.

The businesswoman from La Grange ended nearly four decades of Lipinski family control of the Southwest Side and southwest suburban congressional seat. The congressman’s father, William Lipinski, served from 1983 until 2005, when he engineered the appointment of his son.

“I am bursting with pride and gratitude for the amazing coalition who helped bring about much needed change in our district,” Newman said in a statement. "We are going to work together to lower healthcare costs, to fight climate change, and to continue building a hospitable community for everyone, no matter where you come from.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-illinois-congressional-primary-roundup-20200317-x4rbpwa77jbrnn37fzlbmer7hi-story.html

For those here who may be unfamiliar with Dan Lipinski, he is an anti-choice politician who voted against the ACA, and also voted against requiring business to provide paid sick leave to employees.

He is also a member of the "problem solvers caucus", a group of GOP and Democratic politicians who claim to meet in the middle.

Finally, he joined many GOP politicians in an amicus brief attacking Roe v Wade.

For these reasons, and for other reasons, including his basic refusal to hold meaningful town hall meetings, I was one of many in the 3rd District who actively worked for Marie Newman. I moderated 2 forums that allowed Newman to address fairly large groups of voters in the District, and I canvassed for months.

With that done, I will now turn to working for Joe Biden in Illinois. Illinois is a blue state, but we all need to work to increase voter awareness and turnout in November.