U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Joliet)
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Recent News About U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Joliet)
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Marter renews bid to unseat Underwood, return 14th District to GOP: ‘It’s time to turn it back and flip it’
Just months after a hard-fought loss in the 2024 general election, Oswego trustee and longtime Kendall County GOP chair Jim Marter announced he would once again be mounting a campaign to challenge U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District.
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Steve Cortes on Rep. Underwood opposing SAVE Act: ‘Only radicals pretend there is something wrong with requiring ID’
Steve Cortes, founder of the League of American Workers, said Rep. Lauren Underwood’s opposition to the SAVE Act goes against 80% of Americans who “demand sensible Voter ID requirements.”
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From Will County Gazette
Illinois’ 14th Congressional District candidate Marter: ‘(Underwood) has over and over refused to condemn anti-Semitism in her own party and around the globe’
Illinois’ 14th Congressional District Jim Marter has voiced strong criticism of Democratic leaders and their handling of pro-Hamas protests during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago.
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U.S. Rep. Underwood votes to make it easier for illegal aliens to vote in federal elections
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the SAVE Act, which would require individuals to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and bar illegal aliens from voting.
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14th Congressional District candidate Marter: ‘The no vote from my opponent stunned and angered many of her supporters’
Jim Marter, the Chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party and a candidate for the 14th Congressional District, has criticized his opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), for voting against House Resolution 798. Authored by the GOP, this resolution condemns support for terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah in higher education institutions. It is designed to address hostile environments for Jewish students, faculty, and staff. The resolution received 396 'yes' votes from Congress members, while 23 members including Underwood voted 'no', and...
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Marter: ‘I will always call balls and strikes when it comes to condemning anti-Semitism’
Illinois' 14th District Congressional candidate Jim Marter is pushing his opponent, Democrat incumbent Lauren Underwood, to condemn the statements of fellow Democrat Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal in calling Israel a “racist state.”