CHICAGO (CBS) — When Illinois Democrats drew up new congressional maps for Illinois after the 2020 Census, they redrew the 3rd District to create the state’s second district likely to elect a Latino to Congress, to capitalize on Chicago’s growing Hispanic population.
With current 3rd District Congresswoman Marie Newman opting to challenge 6th District incumbent Sean Casten instead of running for re-election in the new heavily Latino 3rd District, it’s an open race, with four Democrats vying for the seat: Chicago Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th), Illinois State Rep. Delia Ramirez, professor Iymen Chehade, and businessman Juan Enrique Aguirre.
While not quite […]
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