Latest in a Series of Labor Endorsements for Krishnamoorthi SCHAUMBURG, IL, (January 4, 2016) – The International Association of Ironworkers and its Local 63 union in the Chicago area endorsed Raja Krishnamoorthi today in his bid for Congress in the 8th District of Illinois that includes the northwest suburbs of Chicago.The backing from the Ironworkers […]
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Raja was recently featured in Forbes. To read the full article, click here. Attorney and entrepreneur Raja Krishnamoorthi is seeking to represent Illinois’s 8th Congressional district, where he faces a March 15th primary contest before the general election. The son of Indian immigrants, Krishnamoorthi, 41, brings a long track record of both public and private […]
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Raja continues to build support from working families with backing of pilots’ union Today, Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) International is officially supporting his bid for Congress in the 8th District of Illinois. The 8th District covers the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, and its eastern boundary includes portions of O’Hare airport. […]
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (December 8, 2015) – Congressional candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg) today proposed a federal “infrastructure bank” that could help fund critical transportation projects, such as a Metra line serving Chicago’s suburbs and other critical infrastructure. “Our nation is falling behind in maintaining and modernizing our transportation network, which hurts our economy and our ability […]
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This article ran in the Daily Herald. To read the full story, click the link. U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg in the 8th Congressional District’s Democratic primary on March 15, Krishnamoorthi’s campaign reported Monday. In a written statement, Pelosi said, “I strongly endorse Raja Krishnamoorthi because he is […]
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Endorsement from former State Representative and Illinois Cabinet Head bolsters Raja’s growing grassroots campaign Illinois progressive champion Julie Hamos endorsed Raja for Congress. On the heels of Raja’s announcement that his campaign submitted 2,775 signatures or 400% of the minimum required to qualify for the Democratic ballot in Illinois’ 8th District, Raja received a key […]
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Raja exceeds 400% of signature requirement, personally knocks on 1,126 doors and says, “We’re just getting started.” Raja Krishnamoorthi filed over 400% of the required petitions to qualify for Illinois’ 8th District Democratic primary ballot in March and released an inside look at his grassroots campaign by the numbers. In addition to establishing what observers […]
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Eighth District Congressional candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi proposed shifting billions of dollars in tax breaks for wealthy financiers toward boosting thousands of new small businesses and the jobs they create. “By repealing the carried-interest tax break for wealthy Wall Street financiers, and redirecting those funds to entrepreneurs starting new small businesses across the country, we can […]
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