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Replacing Rahm
There are 23 candidates running to replace Rahm Emanuel in the 5th Congressional District. We asked each of them to give us their 30 second pitch.

Chicago Sun-Times political reporter Abdon Pallasch helps us sift through all 23 candidates fighting to fill Rahm Emanuel's 5th District seat.
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Republican David Anderson  
David Anderson says he’s in the race to “reform both sides of the aisle.”
Democrat Frank Annunzio  
Frank Annunzio says the power in the 5th congressional district must be returned to the voters.
Democrat Paul Bryar  
Paul Bryar says he’s not a career politician, and as a doctor, he knows how to listen and solve problems.
Democrat Cary Capparelli  
Cary Capparelli believes in “less government fueled by lesser taxes.”
Democrat Jan Donatelli  
Jan Donatelli says she learned about service and duty as an officer and pilot in the Navy.
Democrat Sara Feigenholtz  
Sara Feigenholtz says she wants to go to Washington to work with President Obama for more Americans to have access to health care.
Democrat Victor Forys  
Victor Forys says he’s passionate about health care and has a revolutionary plan to insure everybody in the U.S.
Green Mark Fredrickson  
Mark Fredrickson says the rash response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led us to a quagmire in Iraq, and we’re facing a similar crisis with the new presidential administration.
Democrat John Fritchey  
John Fritchey says he’s proud of his record of “fighting for families, fighting for working men and women, and fighting to clean up state government.”
Democrat Tom Geoghegan  
Tom Geoghegan says he’ll increase social security, promote single-payer national health care, and work to “stop throwing money to insolvent banks.”
Green Deb Leticia Gordils  
Deb Leticia Gordils says “people and their struggles have always been important” to her.
Republican Tom Hanson  
Tom Hanson says he’s fiscally responsible, but liberal on social issues.
Republican Daniel Kay (Karkusiewicz)  
Daniel Kay(Karkusiewicz) says he won’t ignore any of the constituents in the 5th congressional district.
Democrat Carlos Monteagudo  
Carlos Monteagudo says he's "stood by our communities throughout [his] career.”
Democrat Patrick O'Connor  
Patrick O'Connor says he has a proven ability to successfully represent voters.
Republican Rosanna Pulido  
Rosanna Pulido says Congress must act to curb illegal immigration.
Democrat Mike Quigley  
Mike Quigley says as Congressman, he’ll continue his fight for reform.
Green Matt Reichel  
Matt Reichel says he’d like to “[cut] military bloat in half and [engage] in a green works project to put 10 million Americans to work.”
Green Simon Ribeiro  
Simon Ribeiro says he'll work to “nationalize the central bank and the banking system as a whole.”
Republican Jon Stewart  
Jon Stewart says he knows how to work within a budget and spend money frugally.
Democrat Charlie Wheelan  
Charlie Wheelan says as an economic expert, he’s the candidate best equipped to deal with the most important issue now facing our nation.
Green Alan Auguston  
Alan Auguston has withdrawn from the race.
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