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Son of union organizer slain in 1983 up against longtime representative

By Oscar Avila, Tribune reporter

January 3, 2010

Every time a voter opens the door, Rudy Lozano Jr. knows he might have to relive his darkest memory.

The first-time candidate encounters tears of recognition from people who never laid eyes on him before, or, in the case of Electra De Alba, an enveloping hug."Ay, my son," De Alba said as she embraced Lozano recently in the Archer Heights neighborhood. "I still have your dad's buttons, you know?"

In his first campaign for public office, Lozano is tilting against a political dynasty by taking on state Rep. Daniel Burke, who has   

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