By Tuesday night, we should know whether the U.S. Congress will have its first JET alum member. Or possibly even members.
Dan Seals is running as a Democrat in Illinois’ 10th district for the seat vacated by Mark Kirk (who is running for the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama). And Seals led Republican nominee Robert Dold by as much as 12 points according to a poll in early October. Though now the race is considered very tight. This is Seals’ third time running for the seat, which he narrowly lost last year to Mark Kirk.
And Rob Cornilles is running on the Republican ticket in Oregon’s 1st district against Democratic incumbent David Wu. There the race is also tight, though Wu as the incumbent is apparently considered to have a slight advantage.
Ganbatte!
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[…] JET alumni Dan Seals (Democrat-Illinois) and Rob Cornilles (Republican-Oregon) both lost their bids for a Congressional seat. Had either of them won, they would have been the first JET alums in the U.S. Congress. […]