{"id":40591,"date":"2025-07-28T13:45:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rep-ro-khanna-backs-gen-z-progressive-kat-abughazaleh-in-illinois-congressional-race\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:45:49","slug":"rep-ro-khanna-backs-gen-z-progressive-kat-abughazaleh-in-illinois-congressional-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rep-ro-khanna-backs-gen-z-progressive-kat-abughazaleh-in-illinois-congressional-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Ro Khanna backs Gen Z progressive Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois congressional race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California endorsed progressive congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh Monday, calling the 26-year-old influencer &#8220;the absolute best that the Democratic party has to offer.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled to endorse Kat Abughazaleh,&#8221; Khanna said in a statement. &#8220;I look forward to working with Kat when she&#8217;s elected, so that together we can defeat Donald Trump&#8217;s inhumane agenda and focus on the most pressing issues facing working people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Gen Z newcomer is one of several Democratic contenders running for Illinois&#8217; 9th Congressional District to replace retiring incumbent Rep. Jan Schakowsky. The district spans Chicago&#8217;s northwest suburbs, including the city of Evanston.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m incredibly grateful to Congressman Khanna for his support, and I look forward to serving with him in Congress to deliver results for working people,&#8221; Abughazaleh said. &#8220;Like Ro, I do not accept any corporate PAC money. I&#8217;m fighting for the working class, and that means not being controlled by any special interests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/28\/05a4f4a5-e9f8-47c5-b247-2e368a69ba40\/thumbnail\/620x317\/5a5279d24907ebbff3a210ff3d8542ae\/screenshot-2025-07-28-at-8-38-20-am.png#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-07-28-at-8-38-20-am.png \" height=\"317\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/28\/05a4f4a5-e9f8-47c5-b247-2e368a69ba40\/thumbnail\/620x317\/5a5279d24907ebbff3a210ff3d8542ae\/screenshot-2025-07-28-at-8-38-20-am.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Kat Abughazaleh, progressive congressional candidate in Illinois<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Screen grab from campaign announcement<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The endorsement comes after the pair appealed to young voters in separate appearances last week at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/top-democratic-leaders-encourage-young-people-engage-politics\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Voters of Tomorrow Summit<\/a>\u00a0in Washington, along with former Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khanna, who co-chaired Bernie Sanders&#8217; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bernie-sanders-2020-vermont-senator-says-hes-running-for-president-in-cbs-interview-political-party-views-stance-on-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">2020 presidential campaign<\/a><\/span>, addressed the generational divide within the party, telling the audience that the &#8220;old guard&#8221; needs to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m here to say that a new Democratic Party, a reborn Democratic Party, a populist Democratic Party, a multiracial Democratic Party, a Democratic Party that centers the working and middle class, a Democratic Party that looks like the future, is a Democratic Party that can lead us back to victory and lead us to a better America,&#8221; Khanna said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abughazaleh, a former journalist and community advocate, has quickly amassed a war chest. Her campaign recently announced she has raised more than $1 million through grassroots support since her entry to the race in March.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, who announced his bid for the seat in May, has raised more than $700,000 and picked up the endorsement of key progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts..\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least half a dozen candidates are vying for the congressional seat ahead of the March 2026 primary. Abughazaleh hopes to differentiate herself with a bold, policy-first platform aimed at lowering housing and healthcare costs and advancing the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/green-new-deal-joe-biden-climate-change-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Green New Deal<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My grandfather immigrated to the Chicago area in 1957, and my parents got engaged right here in 1987,&#8221; Abughazaleh said. &#8220;Three generations later, I&#8217;m here, and I am committed to fighting to preserve the values that brought my grandfather here in the first place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/nikole-killion\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Nikole  Killion<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Nikole Killion is a CBS News congressional correspondent based in Washington D.C., who has covered some of the biggest stories on Capitol Hill since 2021. 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