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The Case for Support About Cheri ABOUT CHERI The daughter of a public servant and a social worker, Cheri Bustos is committed to finding solutions to the problems facing families in the 17th Congressional District. Cheri spent 17 years as a reporter for the Quad-City Times. Using her position to uncover corruption in local government and spotlight child abuse, Cheri’s reporting earned her national recognition and led to legislative changes that improved local government services. As a senior official with one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems, Cheri has spent the past decade on the front lines of health care, gaining a unique understanding of the challenges facing both patients and providers. Cheri was twice elected to the East Moline City Council, where she led downtown revitalization programs and the development of a health care clinic for those underserved. In Congress, Cheri will focus on protecting Social Security and Medicare, strengthening Illinois’ economy and restoring civility to our politics. Cheri is a graduate of the University of Maryland and holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Springfield. Cheri and her husband, Gerry, a captain on the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department and commander of the Quad-City Bomb Squad, have been married 25 years. They have three sons and two grandchildren. Local, state and national officials and organizations continue to line up in support of Cheri. To date, she THE CASE FOR SUPPORT has been endorsed by: Cheri will need ample resources to compete • U.S. Senator Dick Durbin in this northwestern and central Illinois • Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky district that covers three media markets: • Congressman Bruce Braley Peoria, Rockford and the expensive • Former Congressman Phil Hare • Chicago Tribune Quad-Cities spill market. • EMILY’s List • Illinois AFL-CIO As part of the DCCC’s Red to Blue • American Federation of Teachers list, Cheri’s campaign is poised to be • National Education Association financially competitive. She received the • National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare full endorsement of EMILY’s List which will • American Association of Justice provide the campaign with staff, resources • United Auto Workers and national attention. A sign of the • Service Employees International Union strength of her campaign, Cheri’s fundraising • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers • United Brotherhood of Carpenters outpaced incumbent Bobby Schilling’s for • United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters the last three quarters. • Fraternal Order of Police • Illinois Firefighters Association Printed in house. THE PATH TO VICTORY There is a clear path to victory for Democrats in Republican Bobby Schilling. In a head-to-head the 17th District. contest, when voters were asked who they would support in a race for Congress between • The new 17th District was made more Schilling and a generic Democratic challenger, Democratic under the redistricted map and the generic Democratic challenger leads is now D +6, which means it favors a generic Schilling 44-40. Democrat by six points more than the national average. • Because Republicans recognize Schilling’s vulnerability, he has been placed in their • President Obama won the new 17th district Patriot Program to protect their endangered by a 61-39 margin in 2008. It is one of only incumbents. 14 districts nationwide that both Obama and John Kerry won that is currently • The DCCC selected Cheri as a Red to represented by a Republican in Congress. Blue candidate, distinguishing her as a top candidate in one of the most competitive • A recent Public Policy Polling survey showed races in the country in a district critical to only 39% of voters would re-elect incumbent winning the majority. “Toss up.” Illinois’ 17th District “Fourth most likely seat to change parties.” FOR MORE INFORMATION To learn more about Cheri’s campaign for Congress, or to make a contribution, visit www.CheriBustos.com or call (309) 644-2358. Email: [email protected] “Democrat Favored.” For more information, please contact Randy Broz National campaign forecasters rank the at (202) 479-2527 or at [email protected]. 17th District as one of the most competitive FEC ID: C00498568 Congressional seats in the country. Paid for and authorized by Friends of Cheri Bustos. Mailing address: PO Box 77, East Moline, IL 61244 Headquarters: 655 15th Ave., East Moline, IL 61244.
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