IL-09: Progressive groups back Abughazaleh in crowded Dem field for Illinois House seat
Two prominent progressive groups announced Thursday that they’re backing influencer and congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh in the crowded Democratic primary for a House seat in the Chicago area.
Justice Democrats and Peace, Accountability, Leadership (PAL) PAC, a new pro-Palestine political group, said they’re endorsing Abughazaleh, who is Palestinian American, about a month out from the hotly contested Democratic contest in Illinois’s 9th Congressional District, which extends from Chicago’s Far North Side to the northern suburbs.
“At a time when so many career politicians in the party have to be convinced to condemn genocide, we are proud to support a first-time candidate who has the moral clarity to oppose bottomless budgets for Israel’s ethnic cleansing, abolish [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and fight for every person to afford the life they deserve,” Justice Democrats Executive Director Alexandra Rojas said in a statement.
Margaret DeReus, the executive director of PAL PAC, lauded the progressive congressional candidate over her position on Palestinian rights and focus on the district, saying in a statement that she “represents an exciting new wave of bold and progressive democratic candidates in the 2026 midterms.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5735149-democratic-primary-israel-palestine-rift/
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