The Daily Northwestern: U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth addresses college...
After her father lost his job, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) dropped out of private school and entered the public school system. Duckworth — who is currently running for Senate against Republican...
View ArticleThe Alton Telegraph: In East St. Louis, Duckworth talks economic opportunity
Rep. Tammy Duckworth, Illinois’ Democratic nominee for Senate, dropped by East St. Louis Monday morning to talk economics with community leaders. The city, once a magnet for industry, has fallen on...
View ArticleChicago Defender Endorses Tammy Duckworth
Democratic U.S. House member Tammy Duckworth represents the 8th Congressional District of Illinois and is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate. She will face Republican incumbent Mark Kirk,...
View ArticleNew ad: President Obama Praises Duckworth as a Leader for Illinois Families
Tammy Duckworth’s campaign for U.S. Senate is out today with a new radio spot, entitled “Shoes,” in which President Barack Obama lauds Duckworth’s record as a champion for working families. The...
View ArticleChicago Sun-Times: Duckworth, with kid in tow, stops downtown to vote
With her toddler daughter in her lap, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth cast her ballot downtown Wednesday as her closely watched race against Sen. Mark Kirk nears an end. “Make a plan to go vote, and please...
View ArticleThe Southern Illinoisan: Duckworth edges Kirk for Senator
The race for junior senator for the State of Illinois is among the most interesting in the country. We have the incumbent Republican Mark Kirk, a political maverick. Kirk’s first term as senator was...
View ArticleQuad-City Times: Endorsement: Serious Duckworth is what Illinois deserves
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is serious. She’s earnest. She’s determined. Duckworth will make a welcome replacement for the U.S. Senate’s class clown, Republican Mark Kirk. The no-nonsense Democrat knows...
View ArticleSt. Louis Post-Dispatch: Editorial: For U.S. Senate in Illinois, Democrat...
In Mark Kirk and Tammy Duckworth, Illinois voters had two solid candidates to choose between in the Nov. 8 election for U.S. Senate. But on Thursday night, Kirk embarrassed himself with a racist...
View ArticleThe State Journal-Register: Our View: Tammy Duckworth has savvy, tenacity to...
The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Mark Kirk and his challenger, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, has gotten national attention since it kicked off. First of all, with control of the Senate in play, any...
View ArticleThe Daily Illini Editorial Board endorses Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate
On Nov. 2, 2010, Mark Kirk stood in front of a cheering crowd in Wheeling, Ill., with a smile on his face. The then-U.S. senator-elect from Illinois gave the crowd a thumbs up and said: “We are 800...
View ArticleNew Ad: In Closing Spot, Duckworth Touts Economic Agenda to Serve Working...
Tammy Duckworth’s campaign for U.S. Senate today released its closing argument ad, entitled “Simple.” The 30-second, direct-to-camera positive spot, which will run in every Illinois market, highlights...
View ArticleFox2: Duckworth visits Metro East looking for votes in IL US Senate race
The man who won Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat in 2010 is facing an uphill challenge in this last week of the general campaign. Republican Senator Mark Kirk is trailing his Democratic challenger,...
View ArticleDispatch Argus: Duckworth touts support for manufacturing
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Schaumburg, a U.S. Senate candidate, told a group of Quad-Cities women Tuesday that she’ll work to reward businesses that keep jobs in the U.S. and contract with...
View ArticleQuad-City Times: Duckworth makes pitch for U.S. Senate seat at economic...
If U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, can win the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Mark Kirk, she said she will have a chance to put into motion bipartisan plans that will support the...
View ArticleThe Southern Illinoisan: Guest View: Kirk’s smear campaign against...
As a Marine Corps veteran of the war in Iraq, I’ve been on the edge of my seat following the Illinois Senate race between two veteran contenders. The number of veterans serving in the U.S. Congress is...
View ArticleThe Source: Sen. Tammy Duckworth to speak at Veterans Day Celebration
As the university’s first veteran student services advisor, Jen Goetz knows what veterans bring to Washington University in St. Louis — leadership, perspective, diversity and, yes, federal education...
View ArticleChicago Sun-Times: Duckworth to Trump: Tell public ‘true costs’ of war with...
As President Donald Trump continues to hurl inflammatory threats against North Korea, he also needs to level with the American people about the “true costs of war,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said...
View ArticleVOX: US senator on North Korea: “Most Americans don’t realize how close we...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a decorated veteran of the Iraq War, is scared — scared that the Trump administration may be getting the US into a devastating war with North Korea without much of the public...
View ArticleThe News-Gazette: Duckworth: ‘I do have some real concerns’ with GOP tax plan
CHAMPAIGN — Although she said she hadn’t seen the details of the Republican tax plan, Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Friday that she believed it wasn’t fair to small- and medium-sized businesses and...
View ArticleABC Chicago 7 News: Tammy Duckworth reflects on first term in U.S. Senate
From partisan bickering and sexual harassment scandals to a battle royale over tax cuts, freshman Senator Tammy Duckworth’s first year in office has been quite a ride. Senator Duckworth began her first...
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