After falling 2 points short of defeating longtime Illinois Rep. Daniel Lipinski in a Democratic primary last year, Marie Newman is raising money for a 2020 challenge to the eight-term incumbent.

“I want you to know the rumors are true: I’m actively exploring another run for Congress,” she wrote in an email to supporters Thursday morning.

She urged them to donate via a Crowdpac site.

“Right now, as I’m in the final stages of preparing to run, I need to know I can count on grassroots support,” she wrote on her Crowdpac page. “Unlike my opponent, I won’t be backed by deep-pocketed corporate PACs or special interests — the only way I win is if people like you step up to build this alongside me.”

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