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Bill Scheurer was an independent candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 8th Congressional District (map) of Illinois. He was challenging incumbent Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.). He lost in primary elections which took place on February 5, 2008. ^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2006 elections

Scheurer was the Moderate Party nominee in the 2006 congressional elections against incumbent Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.), who was reelected.^[2]

2008 elections

Scheurer is challenging Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) as an independent in the 2008 congressional elections.^[3][4][5] He lost in primary elections which took place on February 5, 2008. ^[1]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Scheurer will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Illinois and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Illinois 2008 General Election,"The Green Papers", July 2, 2008
2. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 8th Congressional District
3. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 8th Congressional District
4. ↑ Bill Scheurer campaign website
5. ↑ The Green Papers: Illinois

Wikipedia also has an article on Bill Scheurer. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 8th Congressional District
• Bill Scheurer campaign website
• The Green Papers: Illinois

External articles