Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is calling on Maine Senate candidate Nirav Shah to withdraw from the race, arguing he bears responsibility for a deadly 2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that occurred while he led the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Shah was the agency’s director from 2015 to 2019. During his tenure, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy killed at least 13 veterans and sickened dozens more.

Duckworth, who would serve alongside Shah in the Senate if he is elected, renewed her criticism Thursday.

“Maine deserves better than someone who put his public image before the safety of our Veterans,” Duckworth wrote on X. “Too many of our heroes lost their lives under Nirav Shah’s watch as Illinois Public Health Director. I called for his resignation then, and I strongly oppose his run for Senate now.”

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