Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is an American politician and Army National Guard veteran serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
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Sen. Duckworth called on the FAA to reject White House plans for a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial, citing aviation safety concerns.
Centrists view her as a pragmatic figure willing to cross party lines to defend procedural norms and historical spaces against executive overreach.