Television ad campaign highlights community organizer Sheyman as only progressive in March 20 Democratic primary
Ilya Sheyman launched the first television ad of the Democratic primary on Monday.
The 30-second ad, titled “American Dream,” points to community organizer Sheyman’s own story as a Jewish refugee from the former Soviet Union, and highlights his progressive track record, organizing millions of Americans for real health care reform as the former national Mobilization Director at progressive advocacy organization MoveOn.org.
The ad, which will air continuously on cable networks in the communities of the 10th District for the remainder of the five weeks before the March 20 election, can be viewed online at www.ilyasheyman.com/americandream.
That Sheyman’s Waukegan-based campaign is the first to strike on television should come as no surprise. With more than 12,000 individual donors, Sheyman has out-fundraised all of his opponents by a wide margin for the past two consecutive financial quarters, and is the only candidate in the race to have earned significant labor support, from unions like AFSCME Council 31 and the Illinois Federation of Teachers, among many others.Sheyman has also received endorsements of local and national leaders, including former Democratic National Committee Chair Gov. Howard Dean, Illinois Congressman Danny K Davis, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raul Grijalva and Rep. Keith Ellison, as well as Congresswoman Donna Edwards and Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin.For more on the Sheyman campaign, please visit www.SheymanForCongress.com.
