Posted on 06/04/2005 1:53:11 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
State Sen. Carole Pankau said Thursday that she is jumping into the race for the 6th Congressional District seat that Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde has held for more than 30 years and is retiring.
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Look for the field to grow even more in the coming months.
Who are the other candidates?
State Senator Peter Roskam and DuPage County Recorder Rick Carney.
Currently the front runner is Peter Roskam, IL State Senator from Wheaton, IL. Roskam, who served as Hyde's staff worker and as a legal aide to Tom Delay, is up and running to solidify the GOP base of the Il-06. Two weeks ago, he was at my church, Wheaton Bible Church, talking about the need for more Christians to participate in elections.
All three candidates are conservatives, with Roskam being the most conservative and Pankau being the least conservative. However, the differences are not vast and all three are pro-life.
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