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Jim Oberweis is the Republican candidate for the 14th Congressional District (map) of Illinois. On March 8th, 2008, he was defeated by Democrat Bill Foster in a special election to serve the remaining term of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R).^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

On March 8th, 2008, he was defeated in a special election by the Democratic candidate Bill Foster.^[1] Also, Oberweis won the Republican nomination for the 2008 general congressional election taking place in November. He defeated Chris Lauzen in the Republican primary on February 5, 2008.^[1][1]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

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

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Oberweis for Congress
335 N River Road, Suite 203
Batavia, IL 60510
630-879-9100

Articles and resources

See also

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

References

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

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 14th Congressional District
• Official Jim Oberweis for Congress website

External articles