Mike Quigley thanks his supporters at John Barleycorn in Wrigleyville (Chicago) for their help in achieving this progressive victory.
In this heavily Democratic district, there was little doubt that the Democratic candidate would win but in this victory we have a true progressive who's made his career about challenging the machine.
Feeling on the street: Quigley was a County Commissioner in Cook County. We will sorely miss him.
In my previous diary, I wrote that fighting for reform hasn't always been easy.
I've spent a career in Cook County government on the opposite side of the Chicago political machine on virtually every issue. That itself can make one's career tough.
But the truth is that I enjoy finding ways to improve government. Call me naive, but my view is that government should play an important role in improving the lives of citizens. I believe that government can and should do more.
I am running for Congress in IL-05 to replace Rahm Emanuel because we desperately need reform and because it's too important right now in our country's history to not have our best and brightest fixing our problems.
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