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GOP Faces Uphill Battle to Hold Moderate Kirk’s Seat

By Shira Toeplitz
Roll Call Staff
July 21, 2009, Midnight

After weeks of speculation and drama, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) officially became a candidate for Senate on Monday and his suburban Chicago House seat became what could be one of the top battlegrounds of the 2010 cycle.

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