Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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From Prairie State Wire
New Jersey Democrat switches allegiance, joins GOP
Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) views U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew's (D-New Jersey) decision to leave his party for the GOP as a sign of the times.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten Votes to Fund the Government
U.S Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after voting for government spending bills that would fund the government through fiscal year (FY) 2020.
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Casten Votes to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) voted for the bipartisan H.R.3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
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From Kane County Reporter
Casten to Support Articles of Impeachment
Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that he will support the Articles of Impeachment against the President of the United States. This past Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee introduced the two Articles of Impeachment.
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From McHenry Times
Casten, Neguse, and Bonamici Introduce Legislation to Address Climate Censorship at Federal Agencies
Today, U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), introduced legislation to address climate censorship at federal agencies, the Stop Climate Censorship Act requires any political appointee at a federal agency seeking to remove content regarding climate change in a scientific study or press release to publicly provide the underlying scientific reason for doing so.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten, Foster, Merkley Lead Bicameral Investor Choice Act
U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Investor Choice Act, which would prohibit pre-dispute mandatory (or “forced”) arbitration agreements and ban prohibitions on class action lawsuits in customer contracts that investors often must enter into in order to receive services from broker-dealers or investment advisers.
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Congressional candidate Kinzler speaks out for pension reform
A Pew Charitable Trust analysis recently found that pension funds across the U.S. remain woefully underfunded despite taxpayers being forced to double their contributions over the last decade.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten, Durbin, Duckworth, Lipinski, Foster, Schneider, Underwood Ask EPA to Issue Stronger Standards For ETO Emissions
Letter also calls for inspections of Medline and Vantage facilities in Lake County
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From Kane County Reporter
Casten, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Ensure U.S. Financial System is Prepared for Climate Change
Bill Requires Federal Reserve to Take Action to Identify and Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks
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6th Congressional District candidate Kinzler condemns 'dirty politics'
As a 6th Congressional District candidate vying in the Republican primary for the right to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove), Jay Kinzler of Glen Ellyn wants to see the race remain about the issues.
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Sanguinetti bows out of congressional race
Former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti abruptly ended her run for the Republican nomination in the 6th Congressional District race for U.S. Congress on Friday, releasing a statement that suggested all the negative campaigning became too much for her to bear.
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ICYMI: Media Calls Out “Madigan’s Favorite Republican” Lie (Again)
Local media recently caught a push-poll from former Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti that seemed to be recycling a baseless lie from Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s 2018 primary race against Jeanne Ives: Ives is “Madigan’s favorite Republican."
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Sanguinetti resurrects 'ludicrous' Ives/Madigan connection from Rauner days
Political analysts are questioning the wisdom of a campaign maneuver by former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, running in the Republican Primary in the 6th Congressional District, that drags out an old, discredited claim about her opponent, former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).
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Ives picks up endorsement from FreedomWorks of America
Former Republican state representative Jeanne Ives has bagged the endorsement of the conservative advocacy organization FreedomWorks of America in her run against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in the 6th Congressional District.
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Ives speaks at Conservative Activist Conference
Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives was recently among the parade of speakers addressing the crowd at the Conservative Activist Conference in Bolingbrook.
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Ives plans events to discuss 6th CD candidacy
Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives is slated to expound upon her run her recently announced run in the Sixth Congressional District.
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Ives campaign to emphasize freedoms, free enterprise
Jeanne Ives is reintroducing herself to the voters of Illinois by highlighting a pledge she first made as a West Point cadet years ago.
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Ives makes it official; she will challenge Casten in 6th CD
Hailing herself as someone “who sees the people she represents as the solution to many of the problems” they face, former GOP State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton officially threw her hat in the ring July 23 against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in Illinois' Sixth Congressional District.
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Ives sets sights on GOP bid in 6th Congressional District
Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R. Wheaton), who narrowly lost her bid to unseat then Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary just over a year ago, is back in the political spotlight after announcing her run in the 6th Congressional District.
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Constituent believes Rep. Casten is 'pushing his own agenda' by joining Trump impeachment effort
Downers Grove resident Colleen Murphy sees little resemblance in U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) and the man that voters in her community thought they were electing to represent them in the 6th Congressional District.