for . Kirk chose to retire in order to run for Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate. Seals narrowly defeated state representative Julie Hamos in the Democratic primary, and faced Republican businessman Bob Dold in the general election. Seals was endorsed for the General Election campaign by the Joint Action Committee (JACPAC) which supports a strong US-Israel relationship; pro-choice organizations NARAL and Planned Parenthood; environmental organizations Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters; and labor unions including Illinois Federation of Teachers, Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois, SEIU, UAW Region 4, Illinois AFL-CIO and Communications Workers of District 4. Kirk had been endorsed by the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters and Planned Parenthood in 2006 and 2008. In October, Seals was endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times and suburban newspapers the Daily Herald, Lake County News-Sun, and Pioneer Press Seals lost to Dold 51%-49%. References External links Dan Seals for U.S. Congress official campaign site (2010 archive) Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org Tenth Congressional District Democrats 1971 births Living people African-American people in Illinois politics Boston University College of Arts and Sciences alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Politicians from Chicago University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni Illinois Democrats Candidates in the 2006 United States elections Candidates in the 2008 United States elections Candidates in the 2010 United States elections 21st-century American politicians 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people