EDWARDSVILLE — Dr. Pamela Denise Long, a former Newsweek columnist and conservative political commentator, officially filed her nominating papers recently to run for U.S. Senate in Illinois. Long aims to become the first Republican to win statewide office in Illinois since 2014 and, if successful, would be the first legacy Black American Republican woman elected to the Senate from the state.Long, a downstate resident and occupational therapist, launched her campaign in May and has since traveled extensively across Illinois, covering more than 40,000 miles to connect with voters in all 102 counties. “I think most people want to vote for someone they know,” she said in a recent interview on CJ Nasello’s 'Our Daily Show.' “People need to see you and understand what you are about. I think peop

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