Dan Lipinski
Daniel William "Dan" Lipinski (born July 15, 1966) is the pro-life Democrat representing Illinois' 3rd congressional district. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, Lipinski and Rep. Collin Peterson are considered to be the most conservative Democrats in the United States House of Representatives.
| Dan Lipinski | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Illinois's 3rd Congressional District From: January 3, 2005 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Bill Lipinski | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Judy Lipinski | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
U.S. House of Representatives
Lipinski won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004 when he defeated Republican candidate Ryan Chlada by over 40% of the vote.[1]
While Lipinski has maintained a consistent pro-life voting record, he voted for the radical, pro-abortion Equality Act.[2]
Despite having frequently dissented from his party line in key votes, Lipinski supported the impeachment coup against Donald Trump.[3]
2020 U.S. House election in Illinois
Pro-lifers have backed Lipinski amidst his upcoming 2020 re-election fight, including many pro-life Catholics.[4] Disliked among liberals,[5] Lipinski faced a primary challenged by the EMILY's List-backed pro-abortion progressive Marie Newman.[6] Despite left-wing efforts to oust the representative, it is important to note that the Democrat establishment has favored incumbents over primary challengers in the upcoming 2020 U.S. House elections,[7] something that would back Lipinski's re-election efforts. However, despite this, Lipinski ended up losing the Democrat primary to Newman by less than 3%.[8]
References
- ↑ Illinois' 3rd Congressional District
- ↑ Last ‘pro-life’ House Democrat votes for extreme pro-abortion Equality Act
- ↑ How Illinois Representatives Voted On Impeachment Inquiry
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Liberals hope to finally oust anti-abortion Democrat
- ↑ Religious Sisters Back Pro-Abortion Primary Challenger to Rep. Lipinski
- ↑ Cheri Bustos takes on the new left
- ↑ ‘Last pro-life Democrat’ Rep. Dan Lipinski defeated by pro-abortion challenger