Illinois Lt Gov Launches Bid For Durbin’s Senate Seat

April 24, 2025 Democrats, Politics

Chicago’s NBC affiliate reports:

And the race is officially on. One day after longtime Sen. Dick Durbin announced he would retire and not seek reelection, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, launched her bid for his seat.

She is the first contender to enter what Democrats here are expecting to be a jam-packed field for a senatorial seat that hasn’t been vacant in nearly 30 years. Durbin, first elected to his position in 1996, said on Wednesday he would not seek reelection at the end of his term.

Stratton has served at JB Pritzker’s side since the billionaire businessman launched his bid for governor in 2017. In 2018, she became the first Black woman to hold the position of lieutenant governor in the state.

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