Schakowsky to run again for House, not Senate
By HENRY C. JACKSON WASHINGTON
Senate Election News, AP - 6 months ago
Rep. Jan Schakowsky said Monday that she has decided to seek re-election to her House seat, passing on a bid for the Senate and a potentially crowded Illinois Democratic primary.
Schakowsky, who has served in the House since 1999, conducted polling and sounded out potential staff about running for the seat currently held by embattled Sen. Roland Burris, under scrutiny for the circumstances of his appointment by now-ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
But she told supporters in an announcement on YouTube that she did not want to invest the significant time for fundraising and campaigning that such a bid would require.
Schakowsky, 65, has routinely won her Evanston-based district with more than 70 percent of the vote.