Illinois Races: Alexi Giannoulias for U.S. Senate
State Treasurer is looking to follow in Obama's footsteps
Updated 3:16 PM CST, Tue, Nov 10, 2009
After three years as State Treasurer, Alexi Giannoulias is looking to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps and head to national politics.
The 33-year-old Boston University graduate is running for Roland Burris’ U.S. Senate, the one he took over from Obama, in 2010. His 2006 campaign for treasurer was extremely successful, drawing $5.4 million (half of which came from personal or family contributions) and winning more than 1.8 million votes. Giannoulias filed 17,000 signatures for his Senate race.
Giannoulias remains a White House favorite, too. A meeting with Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod in October, most likely concerning how to keep the senate seat out of Republican hands. Even though the primary race doesn't seem to represent a real threat, Giannoulias will likely have to faceoff with Rep. Mark Kirk, the Republican hopeful.
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First Published: Nov 2, 2009 9:36 AM CST
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