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From: "alex" <[email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked]) >
Date: June 8, 2009 6:59:06 AM  CDT
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Subject: PRESS RELEASE:  Schakowsky Announces She Will Seek Reelection to 
House. Declines Senate  Bid.
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CONTACT: Alex Armour, (847)  372-4382
PRESS RELEASE

 
Schakowsky Announces She Will Seek  Reelection to House.
 
Declines Senate Bid
(Link to video from  Congresswoman Schakowsky: 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siSlORK6D20)_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siSlORK6D20)) 

Chicago, IL (June 8th, 2009)  Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-9th) 
announced today  that she will seek re election to her 9th District Congressional  
seat.

She  indicated that she had decided against mounting a campaign for the US  
Senate.

"I seriously explored mounting a  campaign for the Senate", said Schakowsky.

"The polls and response from  Democratic leaders and grassroots voters --   
across Illinois and around the country -- convinced me I would  have a very 
strong chance of winning a Senate race," she  said.

"But I have worked my entire career for  this historic moment and I decided 
that in order to run for Senate I would  simply have to divert too much 
time and energy to do the massive amounts of  fund raising required by a 
serious Senate bid," she continued
 
"I feel confident that I could raise the  $10 million dollars needed for a 
primary race - and the $16 million plus  needed for a general election 
campaign - but to do it I would have to become a  telemarketer five to six hours 
each day."  

"Over the next  two years Congress has the opportunity to provide health 
care to all  Americans, begin on the road to energy independence, remake the 
financial  regulatory system, pass immigration reform and help transform our 
relationship  with the rest of the world. I think the next two years present 
a once in a  lifetime opportunity to make progressive change. I want to 
devote my energy to  help make these things a reality, and decided that I 
simply couldn't do it if  I mounted a campaign for Senate," she concluded.

"Schakowsky is a close  ally of President Barack Obama, having served as a 
National Co-Chair of his  Campaign.  She is also close to House Speaker 
Nancy Pelosi,  a  member of the House Democratic Leadership, and the powerful 
Energy and  Commerce Committee.  She also serves as Chair of the Sub-Committee 
on  Oversite of the Select Committee on  Intelligence.

Link to video from  Congresswoman Schakowsky: 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siSlORK6D20_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siSlORK6D20) 

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Alex Armour
Political Director - Schakowsky for  Congress
P.O. Box 5130
Evanston, IL 60204
P: 847-491-0865
C:  847-372-4382
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