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Dan Lipinski, D-Ill. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 14. | AP Photo Illinois superdelegate says he'd back Sanders at contested convention

If there's a contested Democratic convention this summer, Illinois Congressman Dan Lipinski says he'll be voting for Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Lipinski, who'll be a superdelegate at the convention, says he'd support Sanders because the Vermont senator beat Hillary Clinton in Lipinski's district.

"As a Democratic member of Congress, I have a vote at the Democratic National Convention as a superdelegate. Before the Illinois primary I told Democrats in the 3rd District that I decided that I would pledge my vote to whichever candidate won the district," Lipinski said Tuesday in a statement. "When the votes were counted, Sen. Bernie Sanders received 54 percent and Secretary Hillary Clinton received 45 percent in my district. Therefore, if there is a contested vote at the Democratic National Convention in July, I will vote for Sen. Sanders."

Lipinski's logic is similar to that of superdelegates who have said they would back whoever won their home states. Sanders, for instance, picked up the support of Minnesota Rep. Rick Nolan earlier in April. Nolan, in announcing his support, specifically cited the fact that Sanders won Minnesota's caucuses. (Clinton narrowly defeated Sanders in Illinois as a whole.)

Sanders still badly trails Clinton in the superdelegate count. According to the Associated Press' superdelegate tracker, Clinton has the backing of 469 superdelegates, while Sanders has just 31. Among pledged delegates, Clinton has 1,289 and Sanders 1,045.