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Illinois congressional candidate admits ‘ill-advised’ dates with student in 2004
Daniel Biss's campaign called the 2004 relationship with a former student ill-advised after she shared her experience days before the Illinois 9th District primary election.
- On Tuesday, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss admitted to an "ill-advised" 2004 relationship with former student Megan Wachspress, hours before Illinois voters cast ballots in the 9th Congressional District Democratic primary.
- Wachspress, a Stanford Law School lecturer, alleged on Monday that Biss fostered a close relationship while she was a student, sending non-academic emails and later asking her to "meet up, socially" after the course ended.
- A campaign spokesperson confirmed that Biss, then 26, dated the 20-year-old student after her course concluded, stating he "realized then, as he does now, that it was ill-advised, and he ended it."
- Despite the late-breaking disclosure, Biss won Tuesday's Democratic primary, defeating a field of over a dozen candidates including leftist contender Kat Abughazaleh, who received 20 percent support.
- Biss advances to November's general election as the favorite to win the seat held by U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, though the disclosure raises questions about the relationship's future political impact.
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Democrat Congressional Candidate Admits to Misconduct Just Hours Before Polls Open
Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston and a leading candidate in the Democrat primary for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, has admitted to allegations of past misconduct. The post Democrat Congressional Candidate Admits to Misconduct Just Hours Before Polls Open appeared first on Slay News.
Illinois congressional candidate admits ‘ill-advised’ dates with student in 2004
Daniel Biss (D), the mayor of Evanston, Ill., who is running for Congress, went on a “handful of dates” with a former student while teaching at the University of Chicago in 2004, his campaign disclosed on Monday just as voters prepared to head to the polls. The revelation came after Megan Wachspress, a Stanford University lecturer…
Illinois Dem Candidate Faces Scandal Just Before Primary Voting
Daniel Biss, a Democratic primary candidate in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, admitted to a past relationship with a former student just hours before polls opened, raising questions about his candidacy. The post Illinois Dem Candidate Faces Scandal Just Before Primary Voting appeared first on News Addicts.
Dem Congressional Candidate Admits To Scandal Hours Before Polls Open
Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Illinois, and a leading candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, admitted on Tuesday that he had a relationship with a former undergraduate student while serving as a postdoctoral instructor of mathematics at the University of Chicago. The acknowledgment came through a campaign spokesperson in response to public statements by the former student, Megan Wachspress, who …
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