I don’t think I’ve blogged about Tammy Duckworth before, but she is running for Congress again. Her story and background is pretty compelling:
Duckworth lost both her legs and partial use of an arm when the Army helicopter she was co-piloting in 2004 was shot down by an Iraqi insurgent. President Obama appointed Duckworth to be assistant secretary in the Department of Veterans Affairs. She left the post last month, amid speculation that she would run again for the U.S. House.
Duckworth lost her run in 2006 but due to redistricting, the 8th Congressional District she is running for is friendlier to Democrats. Duckworth does face a primary challenger. Since she served in the Obama administration and has good name recognition, I’m pretty sure she’ll have a good chance of winning the Democratic nomination. However, if the economy hasn’t improved by November 2012, I am sure all Democrats, including Duckworth will have a hard time winning against Republicans. But as someone once said, “All politics is local.”
