A Democratic congressional hopeful and progressive favorite has apologized for sleeping through a 7:00 p.m. campaign event, claiming that she suffers from narcolepsy and that the “disability” left her unable to attend.
Kat Abughazaleh, who is running for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District in 2026, was slated to appear at the event for the prominent progressive group Indivisible on Tuesday in the Chicago neighborhood of Edgewater.
The Media Matters for America alumna is one of many in a cattle-car primary to replace retiring Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who was first elected to the safely Democratic seat in 1998. However, she’s managed to set herself apart not just with a good social media game, but also prominent coverage in far-left publications.
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