The only candidate on the Republican primary ballot was Mike Noack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud of our campaign,\u201d Miller said to a cheering crowd of supporters, at her election party in Chicago Heights. \u201cOur campaign was run with honor and integrity every step of the way. … We talked about me and the plan for the 2nd Congressional District, and no one else. We won this race the old fashioned way by earning it.\u201d <\/p>\n
<\/a> The sprawling district includes South Side neighborhoods, several south suburbs \u2014 including Chicago Heights, Dolton and South Holland \u2014 and parts of central Illinois, including Kankakee and Danville.<\/p>\n An hour after the Associated Press named Miller the winner, dozens of supporters from preteens to seniors still milled about. A group started an impromptu celebratory line dance, as songs like \u201cI Am Blessed\u201d by Reed\u2019s Temple Choir reverberated through the space. It gave off the spirit of a church basement gathering, mixed with a family reunion.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The crowd at Donna Miller\u2019s campaign party started dancing to V.I.C\u2019s \u201cWobble.\u201d<\/p>\n Soon, a crowd favorite \u2014 \u201cWobble\u201d by V.I.C. \u2014 drew the remaining reluctant dancers to the carpeted floor in celebration.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the victorious Miller, 60, stayed busy, posing for photos, after delivering her speech.<\/p>\n Miller is currently serving her second term as 6th District commissioner on the Cook County Board.<\/p>\n Her platform included pushing for Medicare for All, maternal health and reproductive justice, as well as good jobs and lower costs for working families. She served on the board of Planned Parenthood of Illinois and said she would push for Congress to codify Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n Miller\u2019s campaign fundraising came under scrutiny during the primary race. She reported at least $875,000 from donors who have given to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee or its affiliated super PAC, the United Democracy Project, since 2023, according to figures from the Federal Election Commission.<\/p>\n Miller has received a total of $2.4 million from AIPAC, Axios reported<\/a>. Peters\u2019 campaign has also claimed she received funds from Trump donors.<\/p>\n Miller told the Sun-Times<\/a> last month that she doesn\u2019t have any \u201cMAGA donors.\u201d When asked if she supported \u201cunconditional military aid for Israel,\u201d Miller said, \u201cIsrael does have a right to exist.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackson Jr. announced his run in October on the 84th birthday of his father, civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson. Four months later, he was thrust into the national and local spotlight when his father died last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jackson Jr., 60, represented the 2nd district from 1995 to 2012 when he left Congress because of mental health issues. Not long after, he was charged and convicted for misusing his campaign funds and served 17 months in federal prison.<\/p>\n At his election party Tuesday night, Jackson Jr. took the stage for his concession speech as Earth, Wind & Fire\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Groove\u201d blared. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jesse Jackson Jr. takes the stage ahead of his concession speech.<\/p>\n Candace Dane Chambers\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I launched this campaign last October, on my father\u2019s birthday, my father reminded me that my commitment to public service must also mean my commitment to reach out and to bring us together,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to thank Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller, the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois, for the robust contest that she has offered. I think she\u2019s an extraordinary public servant.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackson Jr.’s campaign received more than $1 million from pro-AI PACs, according to Axios<\/a>. 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