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NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Vol. 6 No. 18
Foster wins 11 Congressional District th
Long-time representative Biggert cedes to Democratic challenger in new congressional district By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
In a game-changing race, Democrat Bill Foster ousted veteran Judy Biggert in the l1th Congressional District, calling his victory “a win for the middle class. “I look forward to working hard for all of you and for all the citizens of the new 11th District,” Foster told a crowd of his supporters at the Bolingbrook Holiday Inn on Election Night. In one of the most heated campaigns, Foster prevailed over Biggert, who once claimed a stronghold in the area for more than a decade, beginning her reign in 1999. “For our district and for our country, the debate on Obamacare is over; the debate over whether our financial system should return to a world of unlimited leverage and zero
regulation— that debate is over too…” Foster said. “What does this election mean? Our nation faces tough problems that are more than a decade in the making. There will be no doubt that compromise will be required, but there is no doubt that when the elected representatives come to Congress and come to the table to strike that final compromise, that hard-working middle-class families,that small manufacturing businesses like the one my brother and I started and that seniors who depend on the generosity of all Americans for their retirement security—that they will all get a much better deal if Bill Foster is representing them at the table.” Foster thanked his supporters for being part of the election and thanked Biggert; saying despite all things said on the campaign trail, Biggert demonstrated a real
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Democrat Bill Foster speaks to a crowd of supporters Nov. 6 at the Holiday Inn in Bolingbrook.
commitment to the public service and hard work. In addition, he said he and Biggert were friends forced into world of politics that they were deeply uncomfortable with, referring to an onslaught of nasty campaigning. “It has been a long and hardfought race, but tonight the
voters have spoken,” said Biggert in a statement. “… Representing the people of this area has been the great honor of my lifetime. I can never thank them enough for their kindnesses towards me, their generosity with their ideas, their patience when we don’t see eye-
to-eye and their deep love of community and country.” The new 11th District stretches through Chicago’s western suburbs and covers five counties: Kane, Kendall, DuPage, Will and Cook. It includes the See FOSTER, page 2