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RajaSeizesCommandingLeadinRaceto
ReplaceTammyDuckworthinCongress

Krishnamoorthiholds5517leadoverMikeNolandwithoneweektogo
beforeprimaryelection

SCHAUMBURG,Ill.,(March7,2016)AnewpollshowssmallbusinessmanRajaKrishnamoorthihasbolstered
hisleadintheDemocraticprimaryforCongressinthe8thDistrictofIllinoisthatincludesthenorthwestChicago
suburbs.
Krishnamoorthihasthesupportof55percentofvoterswithStateSen.MikeNolandat17percentandVillaPark
PresidentDebBullwinkelwith9percent.Undecidedvotersaccountedfor19percentofthepoll.Themarginof
errorwas+/4.9percentagepointsinthepolltakenbyGBAStrategies.
ThepollresultsshowDemocraticprimaryvoterscoalescingbehindRajatosucceedTammyDuckworthin
Congressforthe8thDistrict.ApolltakeninFebruaryshowedKrishnamoorthiwitha4127leadoverNoland.

EverydayIgettogodoortodoorandspeakwithvotersin8thDistrictinthenorthwestChicagosuburbs,"Raja
said.Hardworkingfamiliesaretellingmetheywantmyprogressivepoliciestogrowandstrengthenthemiddle
class,preserveSocialSecurityandMedicare,fightforcommonsensegunlawsandprotectwomen'srights.
Duringthelastweekofthiscampaign,Iwillredoublemyeffortstoreacheveryvoterinthe8thDistricttoshare
myprogressivevisionforthefutureofourcountry.
TakenMarch36byGBAStrategies,thislivepollof400likelyDemocraticvotersasked8thDistrictvotersinthe
northwestChicagosuburbswhichcandidatetheywouldvoteforiftheelectionwereheldtoday.

ThepollresultsfollowfundraisingreportsfiledbythecandidateslastweekwiththeFederalElections
CommissionandrevealingthatKrishnamoorthihas$1,019,784cashonhandcomparedto$63,357forNoland
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and$3,403forBullwinkel.
Rajais"thebestcandidate,handsdown,"wrotetheChicagoTribuneinitsendorsementofRajaforCongress,
makingitacleansweepofChicagoareanewspaperendorsementsforRajawiththeDailyHeraldandChicago
SunTimesalsoendorsinghim.
LeadingprogressivegroupssuchasSierraClubandtwoleadinggoodgovernmentgroupsCitizenAction/Illinois
andtheIndependentVotersofIllinoisIndependentPrecinctOrganization(IVIIPO)haveallendorsedRajaas
theleadingprogressivecandidatetoreplaceRep.TammyDuckworthtorepresentthe8thDistrictinCongress.
Inaddition,KrishnamoorthihasalonglistoflaborunionsendorsinghimintheMarch15Democraticprimary,
includingtheUnitedFoodandCommercialWorkersLocal881,IllinoisEducationAssociation,Amalgamated
TransitUnion,theUnitedSteelworkers,theIronworkers,theIllinoisStateCouncilofMachinists,theAirLine
PilotsAssociation,theTransportWorkersUnion,theInternationalUnionofElevatorConstructorsLocal2,and
theOffice&ProfessionalEmployeesInternationalUnionLocal45.

Asmallbusinessman,RajaKrishnamoorthicurrentlyservesaspresidentofSivananthanLabsandEpisolar,
Inc.,smallbusinessesthatsellproductsinthenationalsecurityandrenewableenergyindustries.Heisaco
founderofInSPIRE,anonprofitorganizationthatprovidestrainingtoIllinoisstudentsandveteransinsolar
technology,andwasformerlyViceChairmanoftheIllinoisInnovationCouncil,whosemissionistopromote
innovativetechnologiesthatsupporteconomicgrowthandjobcreationinIllinois.RajaresidesinSchaumburg
withhiswife,Priya,andtheirtwosons.

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