Dan Duffy Wins IL Senate Dist. 26 Seat

Incumbent Dan Duffy beat opponent Amanda Howland.

The Illinois State Senate District 26 seat will continue to be held by freshman senator Dan Duffy.  Duffy beat opponent Amanda Howland by clinching 144,163 votes to Howland's 24,558.  Duffy tells Patch reporters he had volunteers working on his campaign all year, and had 35 interns helping spread the word about his campaign platforms. He enjoyed campaigning, but is looking forward to getting back to work as a state senator.  "I can't wait to get back to Springfield to attack this pension problem. We're adding $12.6 million of new pension liability every day. We need to come up with a bipartisan solution. Until we solve this pension problem there is no money for anything else," he said.  Duffy, a Lake Barrington resident and small business …

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Election 2012: Amanda Howland

Howland is running for the 26th District State Senate seat against incumbent Dan Duffy.

Name: Amanda Howland Position sought: State Senator, 26th District Campaign contact information: Website: www.AmandaHowland.com, Email: info@amandahowland.com, Mailing address: Friends For Howland, P.O. Box 364, Lake Zurich, IL 60047, Phone: 312-218-4992, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaForSenate, Twitter: https://twitter.com/amandahowlandIL Age and birthdate: 58 years old. November 29.  Family: I am the oldest of 4 girls (my only brother died at age 10) and am the first in my family to complete college and then go on to multiple graduate degrees. My husband is a doctor and lawyer. He also has an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Public Health. My entire family is active in public service. Education: I earned my BA in Special Education…