US EditionSchakowsky won’t seek reelection to House seat in 2026
- After serving 14 terms, Illinois' 9th Congressional District representative Jan Schakowsky revealed on Monday that she will retire and not run for reelection in 2026.
- Her retirement follows Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin’s similar announcement, both being longtime Democrats aged 80 not running again in 2026.
- Schakowsky, known for her leadership on the Affordable Care Act and senior citizen protections, cited it is time to pass the baton to new leaders in her diverse district.
- Progressive political influencer Kat Abughazaleh has announced her candidacy and reported raising $379,000 last quarter, while other possible contenders include Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, as well as lawmakers Laura Fine and Kelly Cassidy.
- Schakowsky vowed to keep fighting for universal health care, equal rights, and environmental protections through January 2027 as a competitive race for her seat begins.
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Schakowsky retirement sets up Illinois Democratic primary battle over Mideast policy
The next big intra-Democratic primary battle over Middle East policy is shaping up on the North Shore of Chicago in one of the most heavily Jewish House districts in the country, where longtime Jewish Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said on Monday that she would not seek reelection. Her widely anticipated retirement announcement had set off a behind-the-scenes scramble among several potential candidates eyeing the coveted open seat in Illinois’ deep …
Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Schakowsky finally makes it official (Updated x6)CapitolFax.com
* Press release… Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, released the following statement announcing her decision not to seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026: “For the last 26 years, I have had the distinct [...]
Jewish rep., with anti-Israel voting record, to retire after 25 years
The Jewish Democratic Council of America said that Jan Schakowsky is a “staunch advocate for our Jewish and Democratic values.”The post Jewish rep., with anti-Israel voting record, to retire after 25 years appeared first on JNS.org.
Dem Rep. Schakowsky Won’t Seek Reelection After 26 Years
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a longtime Democratic lawmaker from Illinois, announced Monday she will not run for reelection in 2026, ending a congressional career that began in 1999 and opening a rare contest for her reliably blue seat, The Hill reported. “For the last 26 years, I have had the distinct honor and privilege of representing the 9th Congressional District of Illinois, my lifelong home and the best district in the nation,” Schakowsky said in…
US Rep. Jan Schakowsky Says She Won’t Run for 15th Term
The long anticipated announcement is sure to touch off a chain reaction as ambitious politicians prepare to run to represent Illinois’s 9th Congressional District, which stretches from Chicago’s North Side through northwest Cook County to southwest Lake County and southeast McHenry County.
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