Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for Senate, giving Stratton backing from a second top state Democrat.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in her bid for the Senate in 2026. Stratton, a Democrat, is running to replace Sen. Dick Durbin, who won't seek a sixth term in the upper chamber.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) is endorsing Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) in the Democratic primary next year as she vies for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) seat. “Juliana has not