If Stratton is elected, three Black women could serve concurrently in the Senate for the first time. Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, is running for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 ...

CHICAGO — And the race is officially on. One day after longtime Sen. Dick Durbin announced he would retire and not seek re-election, Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her bid for his seat.

SPRINGFIELD – Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is the first Democrat to step into what is expected to be a crowded race to fill Sen. Dick Durbin’s Senate seat. Stratton launched her campaign Thursday morning ...

From Texas to South Carolina, a new wave of Black women candidates is stepping into the U.S. Senate race, potentially making ...

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Recent polling by Reuters found that 45% of voters list “cost of living” as their top concern heading into the 2026 election.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Monday in the 2026 Democratic primary for Illinois' open seat to replace longtime Sen. Dick Durbin. Duckworth's ...

WASHINGTON - Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday he is endorsing his Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for U.S. Senate, just two days after Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, 80, said he ...

Juliana Stratton, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, is running for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election. Stratton officially launched her campaign on Thursday, just one day after Senator Dick ...