Meet Marie Newman, the Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez backed progressive who won the Democratic primary bid for a Congressional seat in Illinois

12:21pm PDT - March 20th, 2020    chicago tribune - Business Insider

Marie Newman, a progressive newcomer and businesswoman, recently beat incumbent Dan Lipinski in a primary bid for a Congressional seat in Illinois. Newman described herself in an interview with Business Insider as a "suburban mother" who supports "working fam…