Rep. Melissa Bean

Democrat  •  8th District, Illinois  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2005
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 89%
  • Abstains: 3%

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02/08/10
RE: Melissa Bean

2 to be the Republican Party's nominee against well-funded incumbent Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean in a Chicago area district. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
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02/08/10
RE: Melissa Bean

2 to be the party's nominee against well-funded incumbent Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean in a suburban Chicago swing district." This morning on Fox News ...

Source: Chicago Daily Observer
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02/08/10
RE: Melissa Bean

Or Democrats Melissa Bean and Walter Minnick, who took top-dollar contributions from the financial services sector and then opposed stronger oversight of ...

Source: CBS News
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02/07/10
Tea Party Activists Ponder Elections

By Susan Davis NASHVILLE—Tea Party activists gathered in Tennessee this weekend grappled with a central question looming over the burgeoning political movement: Where does it go from here?The early consensus suggests the those most associated with

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02/05/10
RE: Melissa Bean

Or Democrats Melissa Bean and Walter Minnick, who took top-dollar contributions from the financial services sector and then opposed stronger oversight of ...

Source: Big Government (blog)
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02/04/10
Politicians should pay attention to special needs

...this country? Where are new plans for improving funding for Illinois special education programs from Democrats like Rep. Melissa Bean, Pat Quinn, Alexi Giannoulias, and Dick Durbin? Where are the new plans for special education funding from Senate hopef

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02/03/10
RE: Melissa Bean

Investment capital consultant Joe Walsh earned the chance to face off against Melissa Bean for the 8th Congressional District representative seat in ...

Source: Journal & Topics Newspapers Online
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02/03/10
House Passage Of Health Bill Will Be Suicidal

...John Salazar (Colo.), Chris Carney (Pa.), Zack Space (Ohio), Alan Mollohan (W.Va.), John Spratt (S.C.), Bill Foster (Ill.), Melissa Bean (Ill.), Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) and Baron Hill (Ind.). Think these 10, all residing deep in GOP territory, want to vot

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02/03/10
RE: Melissa Bean

Republicans have been largely unified in opposition to the prison move, and Democrats such as Illinois Rep. Melissa Bean have joined along. ...

Source: Power Line (blog)
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02/03/10
Dold wins GOP nod; Seals up slightly

...Ethan Hastert 54-46 with 75 percent of precincts in. In other House races, Republican Joe Walsh is set to face Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) after beating two better-funded candidates with 33 percent of the vote. The race, unlike previous cycles, has not b

Source: The Hill
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02/03/10
Still sorting it out ... (updated)

...run for congress to win. Once again, the republican party did not provide leadership and allowed this to happen. Lucky for Melissa Bean ... her race is much easier now!! Shame on the republican party. I have to sit this election out!! The devil you know

Source: Daily Herald
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02/02/10
Steny Hoyer: White House rethinking Guantanamo transfers

...a stumbling block for the White House plans. Republicans have been largely unified in opposition to the prison move, and Democrats such as Illinois Rep. Melissa Bean have joined along. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32396.html ..

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02/02/10
RE: Melissa Bean

He's set to face Democratic US Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington. Walsh got 34 percent in a six-candidate Republican primary with 98 percent of the vote ...

Source: Chicago Tribune (blog)
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02/02/10
Illinois primaries include race for Burris Senate seat

...House primaries: in the 14th District, where former speaker J. Dennis Hastert's son, Ethan, is among the candidates, and in the 8th District, a Republican-leaning district that Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean has represented since 2004. -- Chris Cillizza..

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02/02/10
RE: Melissa Bean

Cline and Vaughan were replying to a letter that Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill., and Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., sent to colleagues. Bean and Royce write in their ...

Source: National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News
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02/01/10
RE: Melissa Bean

... Ethan, is among the candidates, and in the 8th District, a Republican-leaning district that Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean has represented since 2004.

Source: Washington Post
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01/30/10
Rodriguez best bet to beat Bean in fall

Rather, Maria Rodriguez is the candidate Republicans can most confidently expect to unseat Melissa Bean this November. Unlike her opponents, Rodriguez has ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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01/30/10
Political video no longer on Joe Walsh Web site

Democratic US Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington is seeking re-election. Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer of Lindenhurst will be on the ballot, too.

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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01/29/10
Law problems & the closing - The Morning Trough

Republicans vying to run against US Rep. Melissa Bean in the 8th District make their case at debate. at debate. Does President Barack Obama's target on ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald (blog)
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01/28/10
Lake Co. man had seat for State of the Union address

Daniels attended the speech to Congress and the nation as a guest of Democratic US Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington. Each member of the House of ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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01/28/10
RE: Melissa Bean

The tune gives a shout out to his campaign opponent, incumbent Democratic US Rep. Melissa Bean, as well as Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy ...

Source: Pollstar (blog)
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01/28/10
Vote for Bean is a vote for high taxes

23 Daily Herald, Melissa Bean has raised more than $200000 for re-election campaign, thus dwarfing those of potential contenders. More interesting to note ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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01/28/10
We'll drink to that!

Judy Biggert, Melissa Bean, Peter Roskam and Mark Kirk, and the vote was preceded by 40 minutes of praise from several congressmen. ...

Source: Aurora Beacon News
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01/27/10
Former gang member 'going to see the president'

Larry Daniels, 20, of Winthrop Harbor will attend President Obama's State of the Union address tonight as a gallery guest of US Rep. Melissa Bean ...

Source: Waukegan News Sun
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01/27/10
Economy center of local lawmakers' reaction

Melissa Bean, D-Ill., and Rep. Don Manzullo, R-Ill., both tied many of their views on the speech to the financial climate of the country. ...

Source: Northwest Herald
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01/27/10
RE: Melissa Bean

Melissa Bean of 8th congressional district in Illinois set the tone for the evening by commending India's republic and India's abiding commitment to a ...

Source: Daijiworld.com
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01/25/10
Lake County briefs

A community volunteer from Zion will witness the State of the Union address Wednesday night at the Capitol as a guest of US Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington. ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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01/24/10
Schaumburg rally aimed at health care reform

On Saturday, he joined about 15 other reform supporters with Citizen Action/Illinois and Health Care for America Now outside US Rep. Melissa Bean's office ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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01/24/10
For GOP in 8th Congress: Beveridge

There is no shortage of capable candidates running for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 8th District, a seat now held by Democrat Melissa Bean, ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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01/24/10
Congressional candidates criticized for 'carpetbagging'

In fact, the 8th District's current representative, Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington, lives in the 10th. But the practice often draws criticism. ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
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Official website: http://www.house.gov/bean/
Address:
318 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3711
Fax: 202-225-7830

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