News Archives: Tagged Ilya Sheyman
POLITICO: Poll – IL-10 Dems want a progressive
The most instructive number inside a new Public Policy Poll survey of Illinois’ 10th District Democratic primary may be 64. That’s the percentage of voters who favor a “progressive,” compared to the 25 percent who’d like a “moderate.”
The spread would appear to favor Ilya Sheyman, who has the backing of Howard Dean, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and MoveOn.org, the two groups that paid for the poll. [more]
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: PCCC-Backed Sheyman slightly ahead in IL-10
In the north suburban Illinois Tenth House Democratic primary contest, a new poll taken by a group backing Ilya Sheyman shows Sheyman ahead by two points of Brad Schneider but in a statistical tie. John Tree, who jumped in the race late, is behind. The poll shows the situation before the March 20 Illinois primary very fluid: 49 percent are not sure who they want. [more]
POLITICO: House Democratic Candidates Deliver Petitions to Boehner’s Office
Seven liberal House candidates in town this week for Democratic meetings plan to deliver more than 20,000 petitions to Speaker John Boehner’s office this afternoon from people saying they “stand with the 99%.” Participating in the rally, organized by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, are Eric Griego (NM-1), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ilya Sheyman (IL-10), Marko Liias (WA-1), Franke Wilmer (MT-AL), Wenona Benally Baldenegro (AZ-1) and Lori Saldana (CA-52). This is part of the broader effort among would-be elected officials on the left to both channel and lay claim to the energy of Occupy Wall Street activists. [more]
ROLL CALL: PCCC Endorses Trio in Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee announced support Friday for three House candidates. The liberal group will back state House Speaker Chris Donovan’s bid for Connecticut’s 5th district, attorney Ann McLane Kuster’s bid for New Hampshire’s 2nd district and former MoveOn.org organizer Ilya Sheyman’s bid in Illinois’ 10th district. [more]
