Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth is wading into the open primary to succeed longtime Sen. Dick Durbin, endorsing Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to join her in representing Illinois in the Senate.

Ambitious Illinois Democrats are dreaming about Sen. Dick Durbin’s exit in 2026. The latest contender: the state’s lieutenant governor. Juliana Stratton, who first took office in 2019 ...

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton kicked off her run for U.S. Senate next year on Friday morning after making her campaign announcement on Thursday. On Friday morning, Governor JB ...

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is making a move for higher office. On Thursday, she announced her bid for the U.S. Senate, just one day after longtime Senator Dick Durbin—who has ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton announced Thursday that she will run for U.S. Senate. The South Side native made her announcement in a two-minute video ...

Richard J. Durbin in Illinois to begin taking shape. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her campaign Thursday, the day after the longtime No. 2 Senate Democrat announced he wouldn’t seek a sixth ...

Juliana Stratton wasted little time in formally launching ... the two worked “to improve the lives of people across Illinois,” noting passage of a state law hiking the minimum wage, the ...

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 ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) endorsed Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) open Senate seat in 2026. “Juliana has not only proven to be an experienced and ...

Juliana Stratton is the first Democrat to step into ... More: The nation's longest-serving party whip, Dick Durbin of Illinois, will not run in 2026 Stratton has quickly risen through the ranks ...