Groundbreaking Women in Politics - Chapter 2 - Life on the Move

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Aimed at grades 4-6, this book biography chapter narrates Tammy Duckworth’s 2016 election campaign for the US Senate seat in Illinois. It describes her contest against incumbent Republican Mark Kirk and explains contrasting party approaches to government. The chapter recounts the October 28 debate, highlighting Duckworth’s discussion of her military-family history and foreign policy focus, while Kirk questions her claims and makes a joke about her ethnicity.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages56

Reading Time1 h 26 min

AccessFree to download

Chapter I

A Heated Debate

Chapter 2

Life on the Move

Chapter 3

Ready for Battle

Chapter 4

Breaking into Politics

Making an Impact

Veterans' Affairs

Chapter 5

Moving Up

Chapter 6

Success in the Senate

A Deeper Look

Poverty

Chapter 7

Looking Ahead

Focus on Tammy Duckworth

Glossary

To Learn More

Index

# GROUNDBREAKING WOMEN IN POLITICSTA IIY DUCKWORTHby Kelsey Jopp F@CUS READERS VOYAGER # ROUNDBREAKING WOMEN IN POLITICSTAMmy DUCKWURlHby Kelsey Jopp FQCUSREADERSVOYAGER www.focusreaders.com Copyright G 2020 by Focus Readers⑧,Lake Elmo,MN55042.Alrights reserved.No part of this book maybe reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. Focus Readers is distributed by North Star Editions:sales@northstareditions.com|888-417-0195 Produced for Focus Readers by Red Line Editorial. Content Consultant:Christina Bejarano,Professor of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies,Texas Woman's University Photographs G:Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa USA/AP Images,cover,1;NamY.Huh/AP Images,4-5;RedLine Editorial,7,30;Fred Waters/APImages,8-9;Izabela23/Shutterstock Images,11;Roman Babakin/Shutterstock Images,13;Alan Budman/Shutterstock Images,14-15;Sgt.1st Class Andrew Kosterman/US Army/Defense Visual Information Distribution Service,17;Staff Sgt.Robert Adams/Defense VisualInformation Distribution Service,19;David S.Holloway/Getty Images News/Getty Images,20-21;JohnGress/Reuters/Newscom,23;Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs/Defense Visual InformationDistribution Services,25;Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Newscom,27;George LeClaire/Daily Herald/APImages,28-29;Seth Perlman/APImages,33;Alex Brandon/AP Images,34-35,39;Pamela Brick/Shutterstock Images,37;Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Images,41;Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS/Newscom,42-43;Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/Newscom,45 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names:Jopp,Kelsey,1993-author. Title:Tammy Duckworth/by Kelsey Jopp. Description:Lake Elmo,MN:Focus Readers,2020.|Series:Groundbreaking women in politics |Includes index.|Audience:Grades 4-6 Identifiers:LCCN 2019032500(print)|LCCN 2019032501(ebook)|ISBN 9781644930878(hardcover)|ISBN 9781644931660(paperback)|ISBN 9781644933244(pdf)|ISBN 9781644932452(ebook) Subjects:LCSH:Duckworth,Tammy,1968---uvenile literature.|Women legislators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.| Legislators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.|United States.Congress.Senate--Biography--Juvenile literature. Classification:LCC E840.8.D83J672020 (print)I LCC E840.8.D83(ebook)|DDC 328.73/092 [B]--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019032500 LC ebook record available at https://Lccn.loc.gov/2019032501 Printed in the United States of AmericaMankato,MN012020 ABOUT THE RUTHOR Kelsey Joppis an editor,writer,and Lifelong learner.She lives in Saint Paul,Minnesota,where she enjoyspracticing yoga and playing endlessfetch with her shetie,Tedy. # TABLE OF CONTEOTS CHAPTER I A Heated Debate 5 CHAPTER 2 Life on the Move 9 CHAPTER 3 Ready for Battle 15 CHAPTER 4 Breaking into Politics 21 MAKING AN IMPACT Veterans'Affairs 26 CHAPTER 5 Moving Up 29 CHAPTER 6 Success in the Senate 35 A DEEPER LOOK Poverty 40 CHAPTER 7 Looking Ahead 43 Focus on Tammy Duckworth·46Glossary·47To Learn More·48Index·48 # A HEATED DEBATE n October 2016,Tammy Duckworth nearedthe end of her election campaign.She wasrunning to represent Illinois in the US Senate.Duckworth had been a member of the US Houseof Representatives since 2013. Duckworth was running against incumbentMark Kirk.He was a Republican.The RepublicanParty is one of two major US political parties.This party tends to support conservative policies. Tammy Duckworth speaks after becoming theDemocratic nominee for US Senate in March 2016. Most Republicans believe in limited government,especially in terms of economic policies. Duckworth,on the other hand,was a Democrat.In general,this party supports liberal views.Democrats also tend to want greater governmentinvolvement,especially to support people in need. On October 28,Duckworth and Kirk faced offin a debate.The election was less than two weeksaway.In the debate,Duckworth discussed herfamily's l

FAQs

What election was Tammy Duckworth running for in 2016?

She was running to represent Illinois in the US Senate.

Who was Tammy Duckworth’s opponent in her race?

Her opponent was incumbent Mark Kirk, a Republican.

What happened during the October 28 debate?

Duckworth discussed her family’s long history of serving in the US military, while Kirk doubted her claims and made a joke about her ethnicity; Duckworth stayed focused on issues she cared about.

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