* Nick Uniejewski announced a bid for Sen. Sara Feigenholtz’s seat in the 6th District. From his campaign’s Facebook page…
Today, I’m announcing my campaign for Illinois State Senate in the 6th District. I’ve spent my career as an organizer, community leader, and policy analyst—working at the federal, state, and city levels. I’ve seen our government up close and I know we can do better.
People are ready to fight and get things done. The incumbent has spent 30 years in office and is not the fighter we need for the future. In the last year, I’ve hosted 80 listening sessions—called salons—focused on important topics like housing and transit. The response has been tremendous. We need a new generation of leadership to help renters and homebuyers, modernize our transit systems, and build a future focused on equity, justice, and caring for our neighbors.
Right now, we have a president who pits people against each other and encourages hate and division and an incumbent Senator who has faced numerous calls for her resignation because of her frequent racist and Islamophobic remarks. We deserve better. We, as Democrats, can not expect to escape the mess our party is in by electing people who seek to divide rather than unite.
I’m running for the State Senate to bring people together and help build people up—no matter where they live, who they love, or where they were born. We need new energetic leadership so we can get back to making this a fabulous place to live, work, and play for everyone. I believe we can have a better future if we elect leaders who aren’t afraid to fight for that future.
It looks like, at least in part, this primary is a result of ‘Islamophobic’ tweets made by Sen. Feigenholtz. Background is here and here if you need it.
Sen. Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) has been in the General Assembly since 1995 after she knocked out fellow Democrat Rep. Ellis Levin. As far as I can tell she hasn’t faced a primary since. But she hasn’t announced if she’s planning to run for a third term in the Senate.
According to its last D-2, Sen. Feigenholtz’s committee is sitting on a million dollars in available funds. Uniejewski’s committee hasn’t reported any contributions yet.
* More on Uniejewski from a campaign press release …
Uniejewski is a seasoned advocate, having worked as an organizer for NARAL Pro-Choice America (now Reproductive Freedom for All) and Indivisible. He served as Outreach Manager for former Rep. Marie Newman’s 2020 campaign, when she ousted an anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ+ Democrat, and managed her 2022 campaign. Currently, Uniejewski works as a policy analyst for the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services.
Newman lost her 2022 primary campaign to Sean Casten (63-33).
Uniejewski’s annual city salary is $95,952.
* Politico…
A spokesman for Feigenholtz defended her record saying she is “a powerful voice” in protecting constituents “against Trump’s attacks on reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights and the gutting that we see underway of our federal government.”
