It didn’t take long for the race to succeed retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin in Illinois to begin taking shape.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her campaign Thursday, the day after the longtime No. 2 Senate Democrat announced he wouldn’t seek a sixth term next year.
Stratton is the first entrant into what’s expected to be a crowded Democratic primary that will likely determine Illinois’ next senator, given the state’s deep blue tilt. In a video announcing her campaign, Stratton cast herself as a Washington outsider, saying her story isn’t one of a “typical senator,” and that “typical isn’t what we need right now.”
