"It has been a privilege and an honor to serve in the U.S. Congress for the past 23 years. However, I said when I was elected in 1988 and many times since that I did not intend to stay in Congress forever as I had other interests that I wanted to pursue," Costello said in a statement.
Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Ill., won't seek reelection in 2012, he announced on Tuesday.
"It has been a privilege and an honor to serve in the U.S. Congress for the past 23 years. However, I said when I was elected in 1988 and many times since that I did not intend to stay in Congress forever as I had other interests that I wanted to pursue," Costello said in a statement.
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Republican Rob Cornilles has raised over half a million dollars in the eight weeks since he entered the special election race to succeed disgraced former Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., according to a GOP source.
The $500,000 fundraising haul is likely to give Cornilles -- the owner of a sports management consulting firm who was the 2010 nominee against Wu -- an early cash advantage ahead of the January 31, 2012, special general election vote. Cornilles is the heavy favorite in the GOP primary, while the Democratic frontrunners -- state Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, state Sen. Suzanne Bonamici and state Rep. Brad Witt -- will have to survive an expensive primary on November 8. |
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