IL-06

A 2018 Battle For A Changing Chicagoland District-- Guest Post By Geoff Petzel

Down With Tyranny - 2017-02-21 - Original post - Cached copy

This week, Blue America endorsed Geoff Petzel to represent Illinois' 6th congressional district in Congress, a seat currently held by conservative Republican Peter Roskam. The Chicagoland suburban district, which was Romney territory in 2012, voted for Clinton over Trump, 50.2% to 43.2%. The DCCC has given Roskam a free ride year after year but has finally vowed to prioritize IL-06 for the 2018 cycle.

Peter Roskam Draws An Opponent-- Meet Geoff Petzel (IL-06)

Down With Tyranny - 2017-02-20 - Original post - Cached copy

IL-06- Peter Roskam (Trumpist) vs Geoff Petzel (progressive)Illinois' very gerrymandered 6th congressional district-- Peter Roskam's base-- was designed by the Democratic state legislature to be a safe Republican seat in order to suck Republican voters out of neighboring districts, turning IL-10, IL-08 and IL-11 safer for Democrats.

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