Marie Newman

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Marie Newman
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byDan Lipinski
Personal details
Born
Marie Klassen[1]

(1964-04-13) April 13, 1964 (age 57)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Jim Newman
​
(m. 1996)​
Children2
ResidenceLa Grange, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

Marie Newman (born April 13, 1964) is an American politician and marketing consultant serving as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 3rd congressional district since 2021. The district encompasses parts of southwestern Chicago as well as many of its nearby suburbs such as Oak Lawn, Western Springs and Lockport. Newman won election in her district to the United States House of Representatives as the Democratic nominee, following her narrow victory against incumbent Dan Lipinski in the 2020 primary election. She had lost to Lipinski in the Democratic primary for the same seat in 2018.

Early life and career[]

Newman was born in Chicago, Illinois,[2][a] on April 13, 1964.[3] She attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois.[4] After attending Marquette University for a year and a half, she transferred to University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree.[5]

Newman worked for multiple firms as an agency executive. She began her own consulting firm in 2005.[6] She also established her own nonprofit to combat bullying after one of her children was bullied.[6] She was appointed to a regional anti-bullying task force by Governor Pat Quinn and was asked by Sears Holdings Corporation to establish a national anti-bullying coalition of 70 nonprofit organizations.

Newman has worked on several Democratic campaigns for public office. Between 2015 and 2017 she lobbied for gun control measures such as background checks.[7]

U.S. House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

2018[]

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 3

Newman supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary in Illinois and Hillary Clinton in the November general election. The day after Clinton lost, she applied to the Illinois Women’s Institute for Leadership.[8] By January 1, 2017, Newman had closed her business to turn her attention to politics full-time.[8]

On April 10, 2017, Newman declared her candidacy for Illinois's 3rd congressional district,[9] challenging Democratic incumbent Dan Lipinski, a member of the Blue Dog Coalition,[10] who held the seat since 2005 following his father who held it for 22 years.[11][b] Newman ran well to Lipinski's left, and earned endorsements from the Human Rights Campaign, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee,[12] Planned Parenthood,[13] EMILY's List,[14] the SEIU state council,[15] National Nurses United, the Illinois Federation of Teachers,[16] the Feminist Majority Foundation,[4] NARAL Pro-Choice America, Democracy for America, MoveOn, and Our Revolution,[17] as well as several Democratic members of Congress, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York[18] and Representatives Luis Gutiérrez and Jan Schakowsky, both Illinois Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives.[19] Lipinski defeated Newman with 51.2% of the vote to her 48.8%.[20][21]

2020[]

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 3

Newman ran against Lipinski again in the 2020 Democratic primary.[22] She received endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[23] and presidential candidates Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders,[24] Cory Booker, and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.[25] The race took on special significance for progressive women's groups after other candidates they supported lost primary races earlier in March in Texas and the principal women candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination had ended their campaigns.[25] On March 17, 2020, Newman defeated Lipinski in the Democratic primary with 47.26% of the vote to his 44.72%.[26][27] Her primary victory ended a 38-year hold on the district by the Lipinski family. Bill Lipinski won the seat in 1983, when it was numbered as the 5th district (it has been the 3rd since 1993) and handed it to Dan in 2005.

On November 3, Newman won the general election, defeating Republican Will County Supervisor Mike Fricilone. With 88% of the vote counted, she led by about 30,000 votes, and had received about 55% of the vote.[28][29][30][31]

Committee assignments[]

Caucus memberships[]

  • Congressional Progressive Caucus[33]

Political positions[]

Newman represents what has long been the most conservative district of the eight that divide Chicago. Described as "ancestrally Democratic, culturally conservative, multiethnic and viscerally patriotic,"[34] the 3rd is the only Chicago-based district with a Cook Partisan Voting Index lower than D+15. However, she identifies as a progressive Democrat. She supports abortion rights, gun control, a $15 minimum wage,[6] and a Green New Deal.[35][36] Her campaigns were supported by Justice Democrats, an organization that funds progressive candidates, in both 2018[37] and 2020.[11] The Sunrise Movement supported her campaign in 2020.[38]

Newman also supports the Equality Act saying, “Without the Equality Act, this nation will never live up to its principles of freedom and equality.” She claims that she entered politics to make the world a better place for her transgender daughter. After Republican freshman Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked the bill as "disgusting, immoral, and evil" on the House floor, Newman hung a Transgender Pride flag outside her Washington office, which is directly across from Greene's.[39]

Electoral history[]

2018[]

Illinois 3rd congressional district Democratic primary, 2018[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Lipinski (incumbent) 48,675 51.13
Democratic Marie Newman 46,530 48.87
Total votes 95,205 100.0

2020[]

Illinois 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marie Newman 52,384 47.26
Democratic Dan Lipinski (incumbent) 49,568 44.72
Democratic Rush Darwish 6,351 5.73
Democratic Charles Hughes 2,549 2.30
Total votes 110,852 100.0
Illinois's 3rd congressional district, 2020[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marie Newman 172,997 56.4
Republican Mike Fricilone 133,851 43.6
Total votes 306,848 100.0

Personal life[]

Newman lives in La Grange, west of Chicago,[26] with her husband, Jim. They married in 1996 and have two children.[42][39]

Newman's daughter is transgender, and Newman has spoken about how the lack of support for transgender people influenced her to run for office.[43]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Sometimes described as a native of Beverly, her family lived in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago, not Beverly township in central Illinois.[2]
  2. ^ The district was numbered as the 5th from 1983 to 1993.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Grant, Rebecca (July 29, 2019). "Marie Newman Could Shape the Future of the Democratic Party". Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Garmes, Kyle (January 30, 2018). "Primary challenge first for Lipinski; Newman sets run". The Beverly Review. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "2020 Voter Guide to the Primary Election | Marie Newman - D". WTTW News. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Felsenthal, Carol (January 17, 2018). "Could a Political Newcomer Unseat Illinois's Most Conservative Democrat?". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Newman, Marie (March 18, 2020). "How Marie Newman Unseated An Eight-Term Illinois Congressman". Elle (Interview). Interviewed by Rose Minutaglio. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Shugerman, Emily (December 2, 2017). "Meet the woman taking on one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress". The Independent. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Ortiz, Alex (June 18, 2017). "Q&A: Marie Newman talks run for Congress against Dan Lipinski". Herald-News. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Traister, Rebecca (January 19, 2018). "2018's Record Number of Women Candidates Are Set to Blow Up Politics As Usual". The Cut. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Morning Spin: Lipinski facing challenge from progressive Democrat in Southwest Side congressional district". Chicago Tribune. April 10, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  10. ^ Berman, Russell (February 7, 2018). "House Democrats Turn on One of Their Own". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Stolberg, Sheryl M. (March 18, 2020). "Marie Newman Beats Dan Lipinski, Democratic Incumbent, in Illinois House Primary". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  12. ^ Chacar, Henriette; Grim, Ryan (December 12, 2017). "A Primary Challenge to a Right-Wing Democrat in Illinois Divides the Resistance". The Intercept. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Marie Newman for Illinois' 3rd District". Planned Parenthood. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  14. ^ Marans, Daniel (February 2, 2018). "Anti-Abortion Democrat Loses Key Support To Progressive Challenger". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  15. ^ Skiba, Katherine; Byrne, John (February 2, 2018). "Lipinski challenger Newman gets backing from SEIU, EMILY's List". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  16. ^ Moattar, Daniel (February 7, 2018). "Can the Democratic Party's Left Flank Win in 2018? This Illinois Primary Could Be a Bellwether". In These Times. ISSN 0160-5992. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  17. ^ Levitz, Eric (January 19, 2018). "The Resistance Is Turning Its Fire on a Conservative Democrat". Daily Intelligencer. New York Magazine. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  18. ^ Relman, Eliza (December 2, 2017). "Gillibrand and top liberal groups are throwing their weight behind an Illinois woman challenging a 'radically conservative' House Democrat". Business Insider. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  19. ^ Korecki, Natasha (January 18, 2018). "Chicago Democrats throw Lipinski under the bus — and blame Trump". Politico. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  20. ^ Sarah Almukhtar, Wilson Andrews, Matthew Bloch, Jeremy Bowers, Tom Giratikanon, Jasmine C. Lee, Jonathan Martin and Liam Stack (March 21, 2018). "Illinois Primary Election Results: Lipinski Wins Primary in 3rd House District". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Byrne, John (March 21, 2018). "Democrat Marie Newman concedes to U.S. Rep. Lipinski on social media, in quiet end to tough primary race". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  22. ^ Pearson, Rick (October 8, 2020). "Marie Newman, progressive challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, picks up endorsements from 17 local officials". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  23. ^ Edmondson, Catie (September 17, 2019). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Back First 2020 Challenger to Sitting Democrat". New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  24. ^ Frazin, Rachel (September 10, 2019). "Warren endorses Lipinski challenger Marie Newman". The Hill. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stung by Losses, Progressive Women Aim for a Win in Illinois". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  26. ^ Jump up to: a b O'Connell, Patrick M. (March 18, 2020). "Businesswoman Marie Newman's victory in Democratic primary ends decades of Lipinski reign". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  27. ^ Jump up to: a b Illinois State Board of Elections. "Election Vote Total Results". Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  28. ^ Schulte, Sarah (October 21, 2020). "Marie Newman, Mike Fricilone Vie for Illinois 3rd Congressional District Seat". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  29. ^ "Newman Elected in 3rd Congressional District". MySuburbanLife.com. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  30. ^ "Illinois Election Results 2020". Politico. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  31. ^ Illinois Election Results: Third Congressional District. New York Times, November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  32. ^ "Committees and Caucuses | Representative Marie Newman". newman.house.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  33. ^ "Caucus Membrs". US House of Representatives. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  34. ^ Barone, Michael; Richard E. Cohen (2005). The Almanac of American Politics 2006. Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. p. 567. ISBN 0-89234-111-4.
  35. ^ Conley, Julia (September 17, 2019). "Applauding Progressive Challenger for Championing Green New Deal and Medicare for All, Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Marie Newman". Common Dreams. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  36. ^ Slowik, Ted (July 19, 2017). "Slowik: Lipinski facing Democratic challenger Newman in March Primary". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  37. ^ Pearson, Rick (September 17, 2019). "Freshman progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Marie Newman's Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Dan Lipinsk". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  38. ^ Scott, Dean (March 20, 2020). "Sunrise Movement Claims Wins on Green New Deal Candidates". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  39. ^ Jump up to: a b Shepherd, Katie (February 25, 2021). "Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted for attacking colleague's transgender daughter: 'Sickening, pathetic, unimaginably cruel'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  40. ^ "Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 23, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  41. ^ "Illinois Primary Results 2020". Politico. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  42. ^ Grant, Rebecca (July 29, 2019). "Marie Newman Could Shape the Future of the Democratic Party". The Nation. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  43. ^ Nast, Condé (June 16, 2021). "Evie and Rep. Marie Newman Didn't Ask for the Spotlight". Teen Vogue. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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