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Government & Politics

13th Cong. District Candidate: George Gollin

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Powers

Published February 24, 2014 at 1:29 PM CST

University of Illinois physics professor George Gollin is one of three Democrats seeking their party's nomination in the 13th Congressional District, along with three Republicans.

He hasn't run for elected office before, but he tells Sean Powers that he has worked on federal legislation, while serving on the board of a higher education group.