Open Congress : News Articles for Deborah Halvorson

Chlum: Lewis early decision sticks

2010-12-20T19:00:00Z

Lewis, who has a 4.0 grade point average, received nominations from US Rep. Debbie Halvorson and US Sen. Dick Durbin. “The past 14 months for my application ...

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Illinois: Democrats' lone redistricting prize is a big one

2010-12-16T19:00:00Z

Adding Will County to Biggert's district could allow outgoing Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D), who lost to Kinzinger this year, to run for Biggert's seat when the ...

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Illinois: Democrats' lone redistricting prize is a big one

2010-12-16T19:00:00Z

...in recent years -- and make her district more marginal. Adding Will County to Biggert's district could allow outgoing Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D), who lost to Kinzinger this year, to run for Biggert's seat when the 73-year-old congresswoman retires -- or

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A Slightly More Cautious Gerrymander of Illinois 2.0

2010-12-14T19:00:00Z

District 17 (dark purple) VACANT possibly the Democratic Moline-based State Representative that was mentioned in the comments?

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Lies About the DREAM Act and the Congressmen Who Told Them

2010-12-12T19:00:00Z

Debbie Halvorson (11th), Melissa Bean (8th), Bill Foster (14th) and, Phil Hare (17th) all lost their re-election bids due, in part, to their support of the ...

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Democrats hold court as redistricting looms

2010-12-11T19:00:00Z

Tim Johnson of Urbana and the other side being represented by US Rep. Debbie Halvorson of Crete. (The Pantagraph/STEVE SMEDLEY) SPRINGFIELD — When ...

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"The Battler"

2010-12-11T19:00:00Z

In November, Kinzinger hit hard at Democratic Rep. Debbie Halvorson (lifetime American Conservative Union rating: 10%) for siding with House Speaker Nancy ...

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Suburbs watch DREAM Act progress

2010-12-08T19:00:00Z

...is sworn in in January. Lawmakers split largely along party lines, with suburban Democrats Melissa Bean, Bill Foster, Debbie Halvorson and Jan Schakowsky voting for the legislation, and Republicans Judy Biggert, Peter Roskam and Don Manzullo voting agai

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Suburbs watch DREAM Act progress

2010-12-07T19:00:00Z

Lawmakers split largely along party lines, with suburban Democrats Melissa Bean, Bill Foster, Debbie Halvorson and Jan Schakowsky voting for the legislation ...

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Congressional Underworld

2010-12-03T19:00:00Z

Take Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-IL). Rep.-elect Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) felled Halvorson in the midterms. But even though she's just a freshman lawmaker, ...

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Final girls' night out

2010-11-30T19:00:00Z

...seats in November. Those include Titus, Ann Kirpatrick of Arizona, Betsy Markey of Colorado, Suzanne Kosmas of Florida, Debbie Halvorson of Illinois, Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire, Melissa Bean of Illinois, Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio, Kathy Dahlkemper

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Final girls' night out

2010-11-29T19:00:00Z

Those include Titus, Ann Kirpatrick of Arizona, Betsy Markey of Colorado, Suzanne Kosmas of Florida, Debbie Halvorson of Illinois, Carol Shea-Porter of New ...

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Kinzinger plans to stay grounded amid D.C. frenzy

2010-11-27T19:00:00Z

...spotlight, but he promises the rush won't go to his head. Since his Nov. 2 win over one-term Democratic incumbent Debbie Halvorson, the Republican tapped to represent the 11th District has had a whirlwind introduction to Washington, D.C. - and the media

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Redistricting Advantage in Illinois Keeps Democrats in Play

2010-11-26T19:00:00Z

...enough to stave off redistricting problems for the GOP in 2012. The defeats of Democratic Reps. Melissa Bean, Bill Foster, Debbie Halvorson and Phil Hare will limit Democratic-held seats to the Chicago area in the 112th Congress, with the exception of D

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Stop the blame game, Jesse

2010-11-23T19:00:00Z

...the project's lack of movement. Bryant says the retirement of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and the election loss of U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete) clear the runway for the proposed third airport in Will County. We disagree. This isn't a Chicago

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Stop the blame game, Jesse

2010-11-22T19:00:00Z

Bryant says the retirement of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and the election loss of US Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete) clear the runway for the proposed ...

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2010-11-20T19:00:00Z

Melissa Bean, Debbie Halvorson and Bill Foster, all of whom tailored carefully crafted, moderate voting records. They still lost. ...

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Cattlemen's group represents very few

2010-11-20T19:00:00Z

Look it up! It seems to be mainly an attack on Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Rep. Debbie Halvorson. Fortunately again, Mr. Guebert lays out the ...

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Lipinski blazes trail on Pelosi and policy

2010-11-20T19:00:00Z

Melissa Bean, Debbie Halvorson and Bill Foster, all of whom tailored carefully crafted, moderate voting records. They still lost. ...

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Dem Rep. Melissa Bean Concedes to GOP Challenger

2010-11-16T19:00:00Z

...defeated two-term Democrat Rep. Phil Hare in the 17th District, Republican Adam Kinzinger who beat first term Democratic Rep. Debbie Halvorson in the 11th and Republican state Sen. Randy Hultgren who beat Democratic Rep. Bill Foster in the 14th. The 8th

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