Thomas Clatterbuck, a third-year student in the College of Law, is currently running for the Republican nomination of the 13th Congressional District of Illinois. He faces fellow Republican Joshua Lloyd in the primary on March 19. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Democrat Nikki Budzinski in the election this November. Before attending law.
Area’s GOP House members voted to keep U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Metro East Democrat Nikki Budzinski voted against him and St. Louis Democrat Cori Bush missed vote.
Even though Democrat Nikki Budzinski won the 13th Congressional District race in November by more than 13 percentage points, it appears likely Republican voters will have two candidates to choose