A progressive influencer launched a bid to unseat longtime Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). Kat Abughazaleh, 26, announced Monday that she would challenge Schakowsky in the 2026 midterm elections.

Kat Abughazaleh, a progressive political commentator and social media influencer, announced a primary campaign against Rep.

The 26-year-old candidate will challenge Rep. Schakowsky's seat which the congresswoman has held for over 25 years.

Exactly one year after becoming constitutionally eligible to be sworn in, Kat Abughazaleh celebrated her 26th birthday last ...

Illinois 9th District has only been represented by two people since 1965, and there hasn’t been a competitive primary since the race Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the district’s ...

As liberal voters become increasingly frustrated by their leaders’ response to the Trump presidency, a crop of young ...

26-year-old progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh launched her campaign for Illinois’ 9th Congressional district a week ago ...

Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a decades-long veteran of Congress ... dynamic to the one that fueled the rise of the Tea Party in 2010. Driving the news: Kat Abughazaleh, a former staffer for progressive ...

Kat Abughazaleh, 26, who rose to prominence by making lively TikTok videos critiquing Fox News and Republicans, told WTTW ...