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Mar 18, 2020 · March 18, 2020. Rep. Dan Lipinski's (D., Ill.) narrow loss in Tuesday's Democratic primary in a race that centered largely on his pro-life views was a mark of progressive success in...
Jan 2, 2021 · Illustrating his increasingly isolated position within his own party, Dan Lipinski was just one of two House Democrats to vote against increasing $600 relief checks for most Americans to...
- A Life of Public Service
- The Rise of Sectarianism
- Lessons Learned
- Catholic Witness
In November 2004, I was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois’ Third Congressional District, the seat vacated by my father, Congressman William O. Lipinski. The district included the southwest side of Chicago and southwestern suburbs close to the city boundary. In 2012, it moved a little farther southwest into some more outlyin...
Something began to change around 2009, soon after the election of Barack Obama as president. The congressional battle over the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, was pivotal in many ways. The Republican Tea Party movement began and quickly built grass-roots strength. Republican members of Congress who were seen as moderates or bipar...
My experiences have taught me that America will overcome sectarian partisanship only if enough people have the courage to choose to reject it in the public square. I believe Catholics are uniquely gifted to do this. But it will happen only if Catholics have the courage to reject political orthodoxies and be Catholic first. I understand that Catholi...
The night of the election in 2020, when it looked almost certain that I would lose, I could not sleep. I thought all night about how my life for 16 years had revolved around my job as a member of Congress. It can be all-encompassing when you put your whole heart, mind and soul into it. All of a sudden, I knew that was all going to be gone. What wou...
Jun 30, 2022 · Opinion. Daniel Lipinski: Our two failing parties need to be shaken up by independents. Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune. U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski in Chicago’s Clearing West neighborhood...
- Daniel Lipinski
Despite his social conservatism, Lipinski voted with the Democratic Party 87% of the time while in Congress. In the 2020 election , Lipinski was defeated in the Democratic primary by progressive challenger Marie Newman , who had unsuccessfully challenged him in the 2018 primary election .
- Judy Lipinski
- Marie Newman
Mar 6, 2020 · Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., an eight-term Catholic pro-life congressman, narrowly defeated pro-abortion primary challenger Marie Newman in a contentious 2018 race in the safely-Democratic...
Mar 19, 2020 · Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., an eight-term, pro-life incumbent on Tuesday, was ousted in a Democratic primary on Tuesday. (Reuters/Kamil Krzacznski)
