MEET TAMMY DUCKWORTH Democratic Party primary winner in the Illinois race for the US Senate from Illinois.The Human RIgths Campaign has endorsed her Republican incumbent

Human Rights Campaign apparently could care less who wins Congress with their "Let them eat cake" single issue political fetish has endorsed in Illinois a Republican incumbent after dismissing the winner of the Democratic primary,  Tammy Duckworth,  a qualified Democratic candidate,. I suggest if you are a member, you tear up your your yellow and blue equality card and send it back to HRC and tell them you want change in Washington and not more of the same .. Regardless of who wins the Democratic primary , if a Democratic Congress is NOT elected we will continue be stuck in the politics of oppositional contempt.

Meet Tammy Duckworth Democratic candidate in Illinois for US  Senate. Duckworth winner of the Democratic primary. Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran who lost both legs in combat.

Meet Tammy

Tammy Duckworth is running to represent Illinois in the United States Senate. Following her career as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army, Tammy worked as an advocate for Veterans at both the state and federal level. Tammy was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012, where she has been an active voice for Illinois families.

Tammy was living in DeKalb, Illinois, working at Rotary International while pursuing a Ph.D. at Northern Illinois University, when her unit, headquartered in Peoria, was mobilized in 2003 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. On November 12, 2004 Tammy’s UH‐60 Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. She lost both legs and partial use of her right arm in the explosion. As a result of her injuries, Tammy was awarded the Purple Heart.

Following her injuries, Tammy became an advocate for Veterans. While serving as Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs in Springfield, she implemented many first in the nation programs to alleviate suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, improve traumatic brain injury screening and reduce homelessness among Veterans. She declined a military medical retirement and continued to drill as a Lieutenant Colonel in Springfield with the Illinois Army National Guard.

In 2009, President Obama nominated Tammy to be an Assistant Secretary at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. There, she headed the department’s effort to end Veteran homelessness and was a leader in initiatives for female Veterans. She also implemented innovative efforts such as creating the Office of Social Media and Online Communications and the Office for Tribal Government Relations.

In Congress, Tammy is focused on growing our economy by advocating for small businesses, investing in infrastructure, improving the lives of our Veterans and cutting government waste and fraud. Tammy serves on the House Armed Services and House Oversight and Government Reform Committees.

Tammy, her husband Bryan, a Major in the U.S. Army, and their daughter Abigail live in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Tammy Duckworth is a retired member of the Army National Guard. Use of her military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

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