1. Marie Newman is an American politician and marketing consultant who served as the US representative from Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023.
20 Facts About Marie Newman
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Marie Newman opted to run against Casten in the Democratic primary, but was defeated.
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Marie Newman attended Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park.
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Marie Newman established her own nonprofit to combat bullying after one of her children was bullied.
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Marie Newman has worked on several Democratic campaigns for public office.
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Marie Newman had a personal connection to Little City, having volunteered when she was young.
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Marie Newman supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary in Illinois and Hillary Clinton in the November general election.
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Marie Newman ran against Lipinski again in the 2020 Democratic primary.
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Marie Newman's victory ended the Lipinski family's 38-year hold on the district.
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Marie Newman announced that she would run in the redrawn 6th District, which overlaps her original district.
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Marie Newman thus challenged incumbent Representative Sean Casten in the 2022 Democratic primary.
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On June 28,2022, Marie Newman lost the primary to Casten.
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In January 2021, Marie Newman voted to impeach President Donald Trump.
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In November 2021, Marie Newman voted for the Build Back Better Act, which passed the House of Representatives.
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Federal Election Commission filings show that Marie Newman hired Chehade as a foreign policy advisor through her campaign, paying him $54,000 since the second half of 2021, more than twice what other employees working similar jobs were paid; Chehade was Marie Newman's highest-paid employee.
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The complaint alleged that Marie Newman's continued payments to Chehade, a witness in the Congressional investigations, interfered with that investigation.
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Marie Newman represented what has long been the most conservative district of the eight that divide Chicago.
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Marie Newman's campaigns were supported by Justice Democrats, an organization that funds progressive candidates, in both 2018 and 2020.
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Marie Newman was one of eight Democrats to vote against the funding of the Iron Dome in Israel.
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Marie Newman's daughter is transgender, and Marie Newman has spoken about how the lack of support for transgender people influenced her to run for office.