Giannoulias Entering Senate Race

[Chicagoist]

http://chicagoist.com/attachments/Marcus Gilmer/2009_07_21_alexi.jpg A day after the leading Republican candidate, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, the leading Democratic candidate is preparing to follow suit. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will formally announce his bid on Sunday. The move is hardly a surprise as Giannoulias had formally formed an exploratory committee to look into running and he became his party's front-runner when Attorney General Lisa Madigan chose not to run for the office. His exploratory committee has already raised $1.8 million for the run. [Trib's Clout Street (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/07/treasurer-alexi-giannoulias-to-kick-off-us-senate-campaign-sunday.html)]



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