SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is getting re-election support from a fellow Democrat in the congressional delegation.

U.S. Rep. Phil Hare endorsed Quinn at a union hall in Springfield on Monday. The Rock Island Democrat says Quinn was handed "a mess" when he took over from ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich in January. Hare says Quinn has taken bold stands on the budget crisis, ethics reform and a stalled capital construction plan.

Quinn, who moved up from lieutenant governor, faces Comptroller Dan Hynes in the February primary. Quinn was unsuccessful in getting approval for an income tax increase last spring to handle the budget crisis, and vetoed an ethics bill he says could be stronger. He did get approval for a $30 billion capital construction program.