Leftist Senator Bashes Shah, Reminds Public of His Mishandling of a Deadly Disease Outbreak in Illinois

Maine contender to replace Platner grilled on response to public health crisis, Dem senator opposing his run

Sen. Tammy Duckworth opposes Dr. Nirav Shah in the Maine Senate race, citing his handling of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that killed 13 veterans in Illinois.

lllinois Dems trash former state public health chief now running for U.S. Senate: 'Maine deserves better'

<p>Top Illinois Democrats and the son of a former military veteran who died of Legionnaires’ disease at a state-run veterans home in downstate Quincy bashed Nirav Shah, the state’s former public health chief, on Friday after he launched his U.S. Senate candidacy in Maine.</p><p>U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, and state Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, trashed fellow Democrat Shah’s bid to replace Graham Platner as the party’s nominee to tak…

Leftist Senator Bashes Shah, Reminds Public of His Mishandling of a Deadly Disease Outbreak in Illinois

Leftist Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) weighed in on Maine’s chaotic race on Thursday, reminding the public of Nirav Shah’s role in the mishandling of a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak and opposing his Senate bid. [RELATED: Maine Democrats Release U.S. Senate Replacement Rules as Party Scrambles to Recover From Platner Collapse…] “Maine deserves better than someone [...] The post Leftist Senator Bashes Shah, Reminds Public of His Mishandlin…

Senator urges Maine to reject Nirav Shah over his handling of a deadly outbreak in Illinois

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Duckworth wades into Maine race to trash Platner replacement

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is calling on Maine Senate candidate Nirav Shah to withdraw from the race, arguing he bears responsibility for a deadly 2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that occurred while he led the Illinois Department of Public Health. Shah was the agency’s director from 2015 to 2019. During his tenure, an outbreak of Legionnaires’...

Nirav Shah enters Maine’s U.S. Senate race after Platner exit

Former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director Nirav Shah has entered the race to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator in Maine, reports the Economic Times. Shah narrowly […] The post Nirav Shah enters Maine’s U.S. Senate race after Platner exit appeared first on AsAmNews.