 Democrat Alexi Giannoulias (jeh-NOO'-lee-ehs) said Tuesday he'll
formally announce his candidacy this weekend.The first-term state
treasurer hopes to win the seat now being held by Sen. Roland
Burris, who has served under a cloud of suspicion since his
appointment to the seat by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Burris has
said he will not seek the seat in 2010 because of fundraising
problems.
Five-term Republican congressman Mark Kirk announced Monday that
he's running.
Blagojevich, a Democrat, was impeached and removed from office in
January after being charged with allegedly trying to sell Obama's
U.S. Senate seat.
[Associated Press]
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