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The 5th Congressional District of Illinois was created as part of the 28th United States Congress, which first met on March 4, 1843; it was initially represented by Stephen A. Douglas, whose Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted the creation of the Republican Party. As of the most recent redistricting it includes part of Cook County, and was represented by Democrat Rahm Emanuel from January 2003 until he resigned on January 2, 2009 to become White House Chief of Staff.
The congressional district currently spans much of the North Side of City of Chicago from Lake Michigan into the western suburbs. It includes Schiller Park, Franklin Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Northlake, and Melrose Park.[3] Wrigley Field is located in this district, along with the Chicago neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown, and Lincoln Park.
George W. Bush received 33% of the vote in this district in 2004.[citation needed] The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +18.[2] Despite its recent historical preference for Democrats the district was represented by a Republican for two years after Dan Rostenkowski lost his seat because of the Congressional Post Office Scandal. On a national level the scandal helped prompt the Republican Revolution of 1994.
With the departure of Emanuel to the Obama administration, a special election has been scheduled for April 7, 2009, with a primary on March 3.[4] Current candidates include Democrat Entrepreneur and Community Builder Phil Tadros, Former Obama for America headquarters operations manager Pete Dagher, Republican Rosanna Pulido, Green Party environmentalist Mark A. Fredrickson, labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan, peace activist Matt Reichel, Justin Oberman, Cook County commissioner Mike Quigley, State Representative Sara Feigenholtz, Dr. Victor Forys, Alderman Pat O'Connor, economist Charles Wheelan, State Representative John Fritchey, running against Emanuel in the 2008 election, Liberal Republican Tom Hanson.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%27s_5th_congressional_district
The congressional district currently spans much of the North Side of City of Chicago from Lake Michigan into the western suburbs. It includes Schiller Park, Franklin Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Northlake, and Melrose Park.[3] Wrigley Field is located in this district, along with the Chicago neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown, and Lincoln Park.
George W. Bush received 33% of the vote in this district in 2004.[citation needed] The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +18.[2] Despite its recent historical preference for Democrats the district was represented by a Republican for two years after Dan Rostenkowski lost his seat because of the Congressional Post Office Scandal. On a national level the scandal helped prompt the Republican Revolution of 1994.
With the departure of Emanuel to the Obama administration, a special election has been scheduled for April 7, 2009, with a primary on March 3.[4] Current candidates include Democrat Entrepreneur and Community Builder Phil Tadros, Former Obama for America headquarters operations manager Pete Dagher, Republican Rosanna Pulido, Green Party environmentalist Mark A. Fredrickson, labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan, peace activist Matt Reichel, Justin Oberman, Cook County commissioner Mike Quigley, State Representative Sara Feigenholtz, Dr. Victor Forys, Alderman Pat O'Connor, economist Charles Wheelan, State Representative John Fritchey, running against Emanuel in the 2008 election, Liberal Republican Tom Hanson.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%27s_5th_congressional_district