Rep. Phil Hare

Democrat  •  17th District, Illinois  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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03/29/06
The Quincy Pundit: Who will be the Kingmaker?

U.S. Rep. Lane Evans, D-Ill., is endorsing his district representative, Phil Hare, to replace him on the Democratic ticket in the 17th Congressional District this fall. Jerry Lack, an Evans aide and a suitor for the job himself, ...

08/27/06
us house elections - the midwest

illinois 6th - republican rep. since the dawn of time this seat in chicago’s western suburbs, henry hyde, is retiring. the chicago suburbs have been trending democrat for a long time now and this district only has a slight republican ...

09/04/06
Phil Hare and Bruce Braley at Salute to Labor picnic

Phil Hare, Democratic candidate in the Illinois 17th Congressional District, addressing the crowd at the Salute to Labor picnic at Illiniwek Park in Hampton, Illinois. Behind Phil are Mike Jacobs, Illinois State Senator and Alex ...

09/10/06
Unity

Yesterday, I spent my day working for the Phil Hare campaign. Phil Hare is running for Congress from the 17th District, and is a good friend of my brother and me. He is running to take the seat left by Representative Lane Evans, ...

09/18/06
R2B

Fresh R2B, and a fresh "emerging candidates" slate... DCCC Unveils Third Wave of Red to Blue Candidates and Slate of Emerging Races More Dynamic Candidates Join Red to Blue Program and DCCC’s List of Emerging Races (Washington, ...

10/02/06
zinga and hare debate at morgan

a debate between illinois' 17th congressional district candidates republican andrea zinga and democrat phil hare is scheduled for oct. 4 at 7 pm in morgan hall room 109 on the western illinois university campus. ...

10/14/06
Zinga Earns Peoria Journal Star Endorsement

Suffice it to say, Republican Andrea Zinga has her work cut out as she squares off against Evans' handpicked successor, Phil Hare. After 24 years in Washington, Evans is stepping down due to the debilitating effects of Parkinson's ...

10/17/06
17th Congressional District candidate survey: Phil Hare

Quad-Cities Times - The president cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans like Paris Hilton and is spending $3 billion a week on the Iraq war. Never in American history has this happened. President Bush has not vetoed a single spending ...

10/23/06
Phil Hare wants to follow in Lane Evans' footsteps

Editor’s note: This is another in a series of interviews with candidates in the Nov. 7 election.

10/26/06
Ill. Roundup: Dems Likely to Win 17th by More Than a Hare

A roundup of competitive House races in Illinois includes one change of a CQPolitics.com rating: the race in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District has been changing to the less competitive Democrat Favored category from Leans ...

10/26/06
Ill. Roundup: Dems Likely to Win 17th by More Than a Hare

em> • 17th District: CQPolitics.com is changing the rating of the open-seat race in this western Illinois district to Democrat Favored from Leans Democratic: a reflection of the increasing likelihood that Democratic nominee Phil Hare ...

10/30/06
Laura Bush, John Kerry: Make pitchs to Illinois voters. UPDATE ...

The Laura Bush event seems intended to benefit both GOP candidates in the big sixth and eighth district House races, Peter Roskam, running against Democrat Tammy Duckworth and David McSweeney, challenging Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) ...

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11/01/06
Phil Hare reaffirms commitment to veterans

KEWANEE — During his 24 years in Congress, Lane Evans prided himself on being a voice for veterans.

11/04/06
Campaign Trail Story from the Dispatch

Lane Evans, and moves like it -- purposeful and determined, shaking hands and asking how she can help. Rep. Evans, D-Rock Island, announced his retirement in March. She faces Democrat Phil Hare, a long-time staffer for the congressman, ...

11/07/06
Hare talks to reporters

Democratic Congressional hopeful Phil Hare spoke briefly to reporters about 5:30 pm saying he still needed to get his lucky Milwaukee Braves hat for the election party and that he spoke briefly to his mentor, Rep. Lane Evans. ...

11/08/06
Melissa Bean for Congress | News

Phil Hare, the Democratic aide to retiring Rep. Lane Evans (D- Ill.) was leading in his race for the Downstate and northwestern Illinois seat, and Republican Roskam was in the running to replace the GOP stalwart Rep. Henry Hyde. ...

11/08/06
Voters make a "course correction"

And thanks to another helpful reader for sending in the shot below showing Phil Hare and wife Becky stopping by the Quad City Federation of Labor to speak to around 150 volunteers. County Board member Karen Calvillo is also pictured. ...

11/08/06
Rep.-Elect Phil Hare (D—Ill.)

17th District Residence: Rock Island Born: February 21, 1949; Galesburg, Ill. Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Beckie Hare; two children Education: Alleman HS, 1967; Moline Community College, attended 1967-68, 1974 (business ...

11/12/06
WHY I'M NOT SUPPORTING MURTHA (OR HOYER) FOR HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER

buttonholed Rep.-Elect Phil Hare (D-Ill.) at the hotel bar to urge him to support Murtha. Later, Miller, Meek and Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) descended on Rep.-Elect Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.) with the same purpose. [He hasn't joined the GOP ...

11/14/06
Braley Backs Hoyer for Majority Leader, Not Murtha

Rep.-elect Phil Hare, of Rock Island, and Rep.-elect Bruce Braley, of Waterloo, each said they would back Rep. Hoyer for the No. 2 spot in the House when Democrats take over in January. They made their comments during breaks in the ...

11/15/06
What the New Congress Means for Evangelical Christ...

CBNNews.com -- Lawmakers, present and future, mingled in the Capitol's marble hallways Monday. Republicans exiled from power in last week's elections glumly opened a lame-duck session with wide-eyed Democrats prepared to take control of Congress. All 50 n

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11/17/06
Progressive Democrat Issue 96: VETERAN'S DAY

Phil Hare joined the United States Army Reserve where he served his country for six years. Simultaneously, he went to work at a clothing factory, where Hare served as President of his union. Hare became Congressman Evans' District ...

11/19/06
The 110th Congress... the Freshmen see D.C.

The 110th Congress... the Freshmen see D.C. Yes... and remind voter constantly that Dems prevented Bush from privatizing SS The incoming chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday he wants to hold hearings on looming insolvencies in the Medica

11/28/06
How should we use Community Development Block Grants?

A friend stopped me at the Phil Hare election night celebration and asked if I had seen on TV or read in the Argus the article about the most recent Rock Island City Hall council meeting. He explained that the council aldermen have been ...

12/07/06
Hare to be on Colbert's "Better Know a District"? Here's a taste ...

Some recent commenters have reported with a great deal of pride that newly elected 17th District congressman Phil Hare is to appear on the Comedy Channel program "The Colbert Report". Host Stephen Colbert does a "424 part series" called

12/08/06
Quad-City Congressmen Back Iraq Study Group Results

elect Phil Hare, D-Ill., warned if he isn't, Congress will take a dim view toward continuing to fund the war. Hare and Rep.-elect Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, praised the study's conclusion that conditions in Iraq are "?grave and deteriorating ...

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12/08/06
Hare vs. Colbert???

The Quad Cities area has been discussing the possibility of newly elected 17th district representative Phil Hare being asked to appear on the Colbert Show's segment 'Better Know A District.' The real media has latched onto the story as ...

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12/09/06
Today’s news budget, 12/9/2006

US Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Peoria) doesn’t like his neighbor to the west coming to his district telling him what to do. The always prickly and quick to take offense LaHood is upset that recently elected 17th District Rep. Phil Hare was ...

12/12/06
Herseth's Clout?

Rep. Stephanie Herseth (DS.D.), a co-chairperson of the Blue Dog Coalition who also serves on the panel, and Rep.-elect Phil Hare (D-Ill.), encouraged their colleagues to vote for Michaud. Hare had been Evans's district director. Rep. ...

12/13/06
Herseth's Clout?

The Hill reports that Stephanie Herseth urged her colleagues to support Mike Michaud for Veterans Committee chairman rather than Bob Filner, but Michaud got smoked, receiving only 69 votes to Filner's 112: Michaud, a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of co

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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5905
Fax: 202-225-5396

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