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Ragland Faces Tough Campaign in New 5th District
Lawrence Ragland, 52, the Republican candidate for Cook County commissioner in the newly drawn 5th District, faces Deborah Sims of Chicago's 34th Ward machine. Ragland aims to win over independent and African American voters by stressing competency, fiscal restraint, and district-wide tax savings, arguing Democrats offer little and promising door-to-door campaigning. He notes the district includes parts of Chicago wards and several southern suburban communities.
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Cook County
Lawrence Ragland
Ragland
Deborah Sims
Sims
Robert B. Donaldson
Hazel Crest
South Holland
Chicago
Carol Moseley-Braun
U.S
Jim Edgar
Edgar
Dawn Clark Netsch
Dalton
Blue Island
Calumet Park
Chicago Heights
Country Club Hills
Crestwood
Dixmoor
Flossmoor
Ford Heights
Glenwood
Harvey
Markham
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Phoenix