tammy duckworth
She defeated Republican Sen. Mark Kirk.
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk apologized for his remark about Tammy Duckworth's heritage, but gun violence opponents and a civil rights group did not find him sincere.
The Republican senator has now changed his mind four times.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
This seems to happen when there's an election coming up.
Trump said that he "always wanted" to receive a Purple Heart, despite never having served in the military.
The Illinois Democrat is hoping to fill the president's former seat.
One protester said he was paid and didn't know the congresswoman's party. Others refused to say why they were there. What's going on?
She will face the incumbent, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), in the general election in November.