CRETE, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is
responding to Debbie Halvorson's announcement that she will seek the Democratic
nomination in Jackson's 2nd Congressional District.
Jackson on Wednesday cited securing more than $900
million in federal investment in the district, which spans the southern Chicago
area. The district has been redrawn. Halvorson says she will officially
announce her candidacy Thursday at a restaurant in Chicago Heights near where
she went to high school.
Jackson has served in Congress since 1995. He also
cited efforts to build a new airport.
Halvorson previously represented Illinois' 11th
Congressional District for one term. She lost the seat to Republican Adam
Kinzinger in the 2010 mid-term election. She previously served as Crete
township clerk, Illinois state senator and state senate majority leader.
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