Melissa Bean

Democrat  •  3 Terms  •  Sworn In 2005
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12/29/10
Top stories of 2010: Buffalo Grove government shifts while tragedy ...

Kathy Routliffe. 9. Walsh defeats Rep. Bean in 8th. Joe Walsh was an underdog when he started his campaign to unseat incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean in the U.S. 8th Congressional District, which includes part of Long Grove. ...

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12/28/10
Dissenting Times: Obama-resolutions

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5] Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3] Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8] Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] Rep. ...

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12/26/10
Burying the East Coast (Again), The Deepwater Horizon and NFL ...

elect Joe Walsh (Ill.), who rode a wave of Tea Party support to surprisingly defeat three-term Rep. Melissa Bean (D) in November, said that he does not believe lawmakers should receive the benefits…Republicans who staunchly opposed ...

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12/26/10
Libertarian Republican: Surprise Tea Party GOP winner already ...

Three-term Congresswoman Melissa Bean tonight is flying home to her district in northeast Illinois having come-up just short in her re-election bid. Today, the last of the ballots were counted - absentees and provisional ballots - in portions of Cook, ...

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12/26/10
Tea Party Rep. Refuses Congressional Health Plan | The Blaze

We knew you would stick to your promises. Illinois has been fed so many lies for so long. Melissa Bean was almost lock step with the liberal left, then would claim she was against spending. So glad to have Joe represent us. ...

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12/26/10
3rd House Republican Declines Government Healthcare | Red Dog Report

elect Joe Walsh (Ill.), who rode a wave of Tea Party support to surprisingly defeat three-term Rep. Melissa Bean (D) in November, said that he does not believe lawmakers should receive the benefits. “I don't think congressmen should get ...

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12/26/10
MONDAY MORNING THIS AND THAT « Witch's Will

elect Joe Walsh (Ill.), who rode a wave of Tea Party support to surprisingly defeat three-term Rep. Melissa Bean (D) in November, said that he does not believe lawmakers should receive the benefits. ...

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12/25/10
Ominous Blue Dog Oracle: Defeat of a Democrat in Name Only ...

Abandoning traditional Democratic core principles to gain favor with the right is a nonsensical approach by the Obama administration that will eventually lead to its undoing, as it did for Melissa Bean and other Blue Dog Democrats. ...

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12/25/10
The DREAM Act

I'm grateful to Senator Dick Durbin for sponsoring and championing this bill, and to Representative Melissa Bean for voting Yes and helping to pass the bill in the House of Representatives last week. I want to say to the many God-loving ...

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12/25/10
healthy snacks : healthy trim : Health options for damaging ...

Who rode some wave with green tea party support in order to amazingly wipe out three-term sales rep. Melissa bean (D) Inside Late, declared that he doesn't think congress should acquire the benefits. “I don't Feel congressmen ought get ...

Source: health care
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12/25/10
Conservatives4Congress: Rep.-elect Walsh Will Turn Down Government ...

elect Joe Walsh (Ill.), who rode a wave of Tea Party support to surprisingly defeat three-term Rep. Melissa Bean (D) in November, said that he does not believe lawmakers should receive the benefits. "I don't think congressmen should get ...

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12/24/10
Dissenting Times: Way to go Santa

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5] Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3] Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8] Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] Rep. ...

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12/24/10
Surprise Representative Plans Surprises of His Own in Washington ...

Deemed extreme by Republican honchos, Mr. Walsh — an unabashed Tea Party member, a business consultant and graduate of the University of Chicago's public policy school — stunned Melissa Bean, the incumbent moderate Democrat, ...

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12/23/10
Download Identity Theft HD

Our local Congresswoman Melissa Bean will be. of experts on the issue of identity theft at a forum she is hosting Saturday, October. Unbiased reviews about the best identity theft protection services. When identity theft first started ...

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12/22/10
Antioch honors Vietnam hero | Antioch Jobs

12 by U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean. Slavik recounted to the Village Board how on eight separate occasions on June 19-20, 1967, he dragged wounded soldiers back from enemy lines, actions that for decades he couldn't even talk about with his ...

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12/21/10
The Year In Upsets - Hotline On Call

And not to be forgotten is Illinois Rep.-elect Joe Walsh (R), who beat Rep. Melissa Bean (D) this year. Bean was also far down the list of vulnerable Democrats and Walsh's campaign had plenty of missteps. Most notably, none of his staff ...

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12/21/10
Patterico's Pontifications » Scattered Idiocy in Our Public ...

Now here's the cowardly Women's League rep who also happens to be a public school teacher, naturally. Funniest moment is when some douche tries to stop the questioning, then another taxpaying citizen asks him if this is what she pays them her tax

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12/18/10
Let's Keep the DREAM Alive

I'm grateful to Senator Dick Durbin for sponsoring and championing this bill, and to Representative Melissa Bean for voting Yes and helping to pass the bill in the House of Representatives last week. I want to say to the many God-loving ...

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12/18/10
And Now For Some Encouraging News.

ShareIran President Ahmedinejad Threatens U.S. War Without Boundaries If Nuclear Faclities Attacked – ABC News. Related posts:IL. Rep., Bill Foster(D-14th) Can't Remember Taking Money From Fannie Mae PAC. IL. Rep. Melissa Bean(D-8th Dis ...

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12/16/10
4th Annual Green Day Set for NAHB International Builders' Show ...

Schaumburg, IL - June 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Melissa Bean met with local contractors, builders, green energy developers and environmental advocates at Roosevelt University to discuss the positive impact that energy ...

Source: U.S. States
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12/16/10
DownWithTyranny!: Obama-McConnell Conservative Consensus Triumphs ...

Sure you have your right-of-center political hacks like Jason Altmire (Blue Dog-PA), Suzanne Kosmas (FL), John Barrow (Blue Dog-GA), Zach Space (Blue Dog-OH), Melissa Bean (IL), Gabby Giffords (Blue Dog-AZ), Tom Perriello (VA), ...

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12/16/10
Republican Judy Biggert helps brings DADT repeal back to life | WBEZ

Judy Biggert (pictured, above) was the sole Illinois Republican representative to hear his call and vote yes. In our state, everybody else went straight party line: Dems Melissa Bean, Jerry Costello, Danny Davis, Bill Foster, ...

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12/16/10
Fundraisers, lotteries and leases: Congressional freshmen prepare ...

Joe Walsh was able to avoid the office lottery, thanks to how narrow his victory was over three-term incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean. WALSH: Because my race was decided late, I was not thrown in to the freshman lottery, so I inherited Ms. Bean's ... B

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12/15/10
Dissenting Times: That pesky speed bump aka THE CONSTITUTION

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5] Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3] Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8] Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] Rep. ...

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12/14/10
Rep. Melissa Bean (IL-8) plays reticent upon Auditng a Fed

7th, 2009, you took a event to titillate Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-8) to await HR 1207, a Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. While it seems similar to you was yelling, a actuality is which you was simply overdriving a ...

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12/14/10
McHenry County Blog | Joe Walsh Wins “Most Bang for the Buck ...

elect Joe Walsh, R-Ill., who eked out a 290-vote victory over Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill., after spending just $563000 in a district where buying broadcast ads costs millions. He can thank Democrats for overlooking him, not airing ads ...

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12/14/10
Food Bank awarded by Congressional Hunger Center | The Rock River ...

We work closely with our members of Congress on issues related to hunger. The support of U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) made it possible for NIFB to be recognized this year.” ...

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12/13/10
Catching Up in the 10th District (UPDATED)

Most Bang for the Buck Award: Rep.-elect Joe Walsh, R-Ill., who eked out a 290-vote victory over Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill., after spending just $563000 in a district where buying broadcast ads costs millions. He can thank Democrats for ...

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12/13/10
McHenry County Blog | Walsh Pledges Continuous Town Hall Meetings

But the take-away message was that constituents should expect a lot of opportunities to ask their Federal Representative tough questions and have dialogue on issues than has been the case with the woman he beat, Melissa Bean. ...

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12/12/10
House Passes Small-Business Lending Bill

...that barriers to affordable credit remain the biggest obstacle to business recovery, expansion and diversification, said Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill., who co-sponsored the measure. SBA lending has increased by 90 percent, putting $29 billion into the hands

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