2012-06-01T13:07:18Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400373 tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-01:/commentary/15534973 2012-06-01T13:07:18Z ChicagoNow That candidate, then, will be Rodney Davis. Davis is a former aide to Rep. John Shimkus and is a state party insider. Davis was supposedly chosen by unanimous ballot in the closed-door meeting, but Jon Zahm reported on his blog that this was not the case .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/publius-forum/2012/06/13th-cd-gets-its-candidate/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-30:/commentary/15592315 2012-05-30T19:43:22Z Peoria Journal Star GOP officials from the new district's 14 central and southwestern Illinois counties took 44 days to pick a replacement, going with Rodney Davis, an aide to Republican Congressman John Shimkus. Come November, Davis will face Democrat David Gill, a Bloomingt<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pjstar.com/free/x624616057/Dems-mull-replacement-in-12th-Congressional-District-race">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-30:/commentary/15493097 2012-05-30T08:30:30Z St. Louis Post-Dispatch Ultimately, though, Republicans chose another contender, Rodney Davis, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, to take Johnson's place on the ballot. If nothing else, Brown said, voters have plenty of time between now and November to get to know<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/brad-harriman-drops-out-of-illinois-congressional-race/article_4ace5405-f069-53f5-86d2-1d6508cf5d1a.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-29:/commentary/15493096 2012-05-29T01:07:52Z Daily Illini He graduated with a degree in political science from Millikin University (1992). He currently works as an aide to U.S. Representative John Shimkus, R-19. This is Davis’ first time running for Congress. Issues in focus “I think right now we’ve got to <br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailyillini.com/index.php/article/2012/05/house_race_between_davis_and_gill_in_full_swing">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-24:/commentary/15534974 2012-05-24T01:28:07Z State Journal-Register As might have been predicted, the chairmen were split for much of the meeting.  Davis, a Taylorville resident and a longtime aide to U.S. Rep. JOHN SHIMKUS, R-Collinsville, and ERIKA HAROLD, an Urbana native and lawyer who was the 2003 Miss America ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sj-r.com/opinions_columnists/x624600920/Bernard-Schoenburg-GOP-s-unanimous-Davis-nod-evolved">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-23:/commentary/15372627 2012-05-23T18:32:56Z Daily Register As might have been predicted, the chairmen were split for much of the meeting.  Davis, a Taylorville resident and a longtime aide to U.S. Rep. JOHN SHIMKUS, R-Collinsville, and ERIKA HAROLD, an Urbana native and lawyer who was the 2003 Miss America ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailyregister.com/newsnow/x639953288/Bernard-Schoenburg-GOP-s-unanimous-Davis-nod-evolved">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-23:/commentary/15399176 2012-05-23T18:25:46Z Galesburg Register-Mail As might have been predicted, the chairmen were split for much of the meeting.  Davis, a Taylorville resident and a longtime aide to U.S. Rep. JOHN SHIMKUS, R-Collinsville, and ERIKA HAROLD, an Urbana native and lawyer who was the 2003 Miss America ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galesburg.com/news/news_state/x639953288/Bernard-Schoenburg-GOP-s-unanimous-Davis-nod-evolved?photo=0">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-23:/commentary/15592316 2012-05-23T12:56:30Z Carmi Times The Right to Carry was discussed. The vote is coming up again soon. Rep. John Shimkus will be available from 2 until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 in Carmi. He will address any concerns. The next regular meeting of the Republican Central Committee of the GOP .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.carmitimes.com/newsnow/x624597463/Republicans-meet">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-23:/commentary/15372626 2012-05-23T12:49:20Z News-Gazette Fourteen GOP county chairmen last weekend put an end to one of the more peculiar chapters in local political history when they chose Taylorville's Rodney Davis, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, to take the place of retiring U.S. Rep.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.news-gazette.com/opinions/editorials/2012-05-23/missed-opportunity.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-22:/commentary/15358503 2012-05-22T16:46:45Z WJBD Online Congressman John Shimkus visited Centralia Junior High on Tuesday to bring Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix to the students. The Century Council educated students on the dangers of drinking through an interactive physical fitness game.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=news_single&amp;id=33627">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-22:/commentary/15358504 2012-05-22T14:52:13Z Chicago Sun-Times Jerry Costello (D). The bottom five, lowest to highest, were Walsh, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R), Rep. Don Manzullo (R), Rep. John Shimkus (R) and Sen. Dick Durbin. Spokesmen for the congressmen at both ends of the Illinois spectrum generally downplayed the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/12703619-417/story.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-22:/commentary/15358502 2012-05-22T12:36:12Z Huffington Post Davis, who as long-time right-hand-man to Congressman John Shimkus and State GOP Chairman Pat Brady, has played a major role in making the Illinois Republican Party a national laughingstock. Most recently Davis helped orchestrate a quite possibly illegal .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-ibendahl/rodney-davis-gop-illinois_b_1529902.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-22:/commentary/15592318 2012-05-22T10:05:53Z Politico.com “Davis, 42, serves as an aide to U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, a job he has held for 16 years. He fills a ballot position vacated when U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, announced he would not seek a seventh term after he had already won the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/morningscore/0512/morningscore601.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-22:/commentary/15592317 2012-05-22T07:57:02Z DAILY KOS Out of four finalists, they decided on Rodney Davis, a longtime staffer to Rep. John Shimkus, who represents an adjacent district. Davis will face physician David Gill, who won a very close fight for Democratic nomination that took a month to resolve.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/22/1093639/-Daily-Kos-Elections-Morning-Digest-Campaign-for-Primary-Accountability-targets-Ralph-Hall">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-22:/commentary/15358507 2012-05-22T01:00:00Z Chicago Sun-Times ...and Rep. Jerry Costello (D). The bottom five, lowest to highest, were Walsh, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R), Rep. Don Manzullo (R), Rep. John Shimkus (R) and Sen. Dick Durbin. Spokesmen for the congressmen at both ends of the Illinois spectrum generally downpl<br /><br /><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/12689613-418/illinois-congressional-delegation-speaks-at-the-level-of-high-school-juniors-study-finds.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-22:/commentary/15372625 2012-05-22T00:04:35Z Chicago Sun-Times The bottom five, lowest to highest, were Walsh, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R), Rep. Don Manzullo (R), Rep. John Shimkus (R) and Sen. Dick Durbin. Spokesmen for the congressmen at both ends of the Illinois spectrum generally downplayed the study’s significance.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/12689613-418/illinois-congressional-delegation-speaks-at-the-level-of-high-school-juniors-study-finds.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-21:/commentary/15338443 2012-05-21T17:02:15Z News-Democrat The final piece of the equation was put in place Saturday, when Republican leaders in the 13th chose Rodney Davis, an aide to Congressman John Shimkus, to replace Johnson on the ballot. Davis, the Republican, will face Bloomington physician ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/21/2183829/final-four-pairings-set-for-high.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-21:/commentary/15338442 2012-05-21T12:01:36Z Arlington Heights Daily Herald But instead, GOP leaders chose a staffer for a different congressman to fill the spot, picking Rodney Davis, an aide to U.S. Rep. John Shimkus of Collinsville.<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/6874">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-21:/commentary/15338445 2012-05-21T01:00:00Z Human Events Online ...candidates vying for the nomination for Congress. The winner on the third ballot was Rodney Davis, top district aide to Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) in the neighboring district. Davis narrowly edged out Ericka Harold, former Miss America (2003) and attorn<br /><br /><a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=51634">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-21:/commentary/15335870 2012-05-21T01:00:00Z Washington Times ...retirement last month. GOP officials from 14 counties settled on Rodney Davis on Saturday. He’s an aide to Republican Rep. John Shimkus and was among four candidates being considered. The others included Mr. Johnson’s former chief of staff, Jerry Cl<br /><br /><a href="http://washingtontimes.feedsportal.com/c/34503/f/629221/s/1f88edb3/l/0L0Swashingtontimes0N0Cnews0C20A120Cmay0C20A0Cinside0Epolitics0Eillinois0Egop0Epicks0Edavis0Efor0Eballo0C0Dutm0Isource0FRSS0IFeed0Gutm0Imedium0FRSS/story01.htm">Go to article</a>