California Congressman Mike Honda wears a number of political hats, including being Chair of Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). So it’s a pretty big deal that Congressman Honda has endorsed Tammy Duckworth in the Illinois Congressional 6th race.
While the 6th District is about 8% Asian, it is also in close proximity to large and growing Asian populations in the rest of Cook and DuPage County (Cook is about 5% Asian and DuPage is about 8%). One would have to assume that Tammy Duckworth’s campaign will benefit from Asian political connections and financial donations locally and, given the fact there are only three Asians in the House of Representatives, benefit nationally as well. Congressman Honda’s endorsement paves the way for Duckworth’s campaign to capitalize on this key constituency - as well as solidifies her Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee institutional support (DCCC) with the imprimatur of a top DNC official.
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