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Lauren Underwood has won the 14th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating challenger Randy Hultgren, according to returns as reported by the Associated Press. Underwood is a registered nurse and health policy expert. Her top causes as a candidate are access to quality health care for all Americans, the presence of high-paying jobs and a strong local economy, and maintaining the safety and security of northern Illinois families. Hultgren has been the 14th District congressman since 2011. Underwood was endorsed by former President Barack Obama and supported by a Democratic super PAC. The flipping of the 14th...

My discussions with Republican strategists and conservative House-watchers yielded a list of 20 races in which this quarter’s donations are most likely to prove decisive: Martha Roby, Alabama’s 2nd district...Rick Crawford, Arkansas’s 1st district...David Harmer, California’s 11th district...Cory Gardner, Colorado’s 4th district...Adam Kinzinger, Illinois’s 11th district...Randy Hultgren, Illinois’s 14th district...Bobby Schilling, Illinois’s 17th district...Jackie Walorski, Indiana’s 2nd district....Larry Bucshon, Indiana’s 8th district....Todd Young, Indiana’s 9th district....Andy Barr, Kentucky’s 6th district...Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi’s 1st district...Joe Heck, Nevada’s 3rd district...Chris Gibson, New York’s 20th district....Renee Ellmers, North Carolina’s 2nd district....Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania’s 11th district....Mick Mulvaney, South Carolina’s 5th district....Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s...

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Tea Party Members of KCAP endorse Proft, Lowery, Hultgren [Illinois primary] from KCAP KCAP consisting of 300 Kane County affiliated precinct committeemen candidates, after completing thorough research assignments, agreed at their endorsement meeting Tuesday night that Proft is their choice for Governor citing aspects of his ‘policy revolution,’ focus on K-12 education and stand up posture as critical to leading the state. Judge Lowery, in the senate race, got the affirmation as the conservative with the genuine record and gravitas to strike an important contrast with Kirk in the primary and clearly provide the best...

Friday, November 20, 2009 GINGRICH TO HEADLINE HASTERT FUNDRAISER from Ethan Hastert for Congress campaign GENEVA, IL – Ethan Hastert will welcome Newt Gingrich to the 14th Congressional District on Friday, December 11, 2009 for a fundraising event at Pheasant Run in St. Charles, IL, to benefit the Ethan Hastert for Congress Campaign. The breakfast event will begin at 8:00 a.m. “I am proud to welcome Speaker Newt Gingrich to the 14th Congressional District. Newt Gingrich lead the Republican Revolution in 1994, resulting in the first Republican majority in 40 years, said Hastert. “As Speaker, Newt Gingrich insisted on...