Democratic candidate Duckworth (IL-6)

Iraq war veteran, Tammy Duckworth, is attracting a lot of positive press and the all important campaign contributions. Duckworth is a Democratic candidate for the 6th congressional district of Illinois. Here are some excerpts from an article about Duckworth:

An Iraqi war vet and a veteran state senator are off to a fast start collecting campaign funds for the 6th District congressional race to succeed Republican Henry Hyde, according to their staffs.
Tammy Duckworth, the Iraqi war veteran and neophyte political candidate, is running as a Democrat. Her campaign people say she raised more than $120,000 in the two weeks between Dec. 18, when she declared her candidacy, and Dec. 31, calling that an "incredible accomplishment."
"(The contributions) were generated by people who have seen or heard Tammy and agree with her stance on health, education, retirement security and the environment. It's an incredible accomplishment and puts us on track to be competitive against the presumptive Republican nominee, Peter Roskam," said Billy Weinberg, Duckworth's campaign spokesman....