Christine Cegelis

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Christine Cegelis is an IT consultant and was the 2004 Democratic candidate for the 6th Congressional district of Illinois. She ran in the Democratic primary for the same seat in 2006 and lost to former Army Major Tammy Duckworth. Some Democrats, including Cegelis, believe that Senator Dick Durbin and Congressman Rahm Emanuel supported Duckworth over Cegelis in the 2006 primary. [1]

In 2004, Cegelis received 44.2% of the vote against U.S. Representative Henry Hyde, a sixteen-term incumbent. This was more than any challenger had received since Hyde's first run for Congress in 1974. In 2005, Hyde announced that he would retire at the end of his next term. Cegelis' strong showing is seen as largely due to the increasingly diverse demographics of DuPage County.

[edit] Electoral History

• 2004 Congressional race 6th district
  • Henry Hyde (R) 55.8%
  • Christine Cegelis (D) 44.2%

• 2006 Democratic Primary 6th district
  • L. Tammy Duckworth 44%
  • Christine Cegelis 40%
  • Lindy Scott 16%

[edit] External links

• Christine Cegelis website
• The Democratic Party of DuPage County website
• Peter Savodnik, "Cegelis, Duckworth in pre-primary maneuvers", The Hill, December 6, 2005
• Matt Renner, "Democratic House Officials Recruited Wealthy Conservatives", truthout.org, September 6, 2007