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John Shimkus has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 19th District of Illinois.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Rep. Mark Foley congressional page scandal 2 Bio 2.1 Background 2.2 Congressional career 2.2.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 4.3 Boards and other Affiliations 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 6.1 Twitter 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 References 7.2 External resources 7.3 External articles 7.4 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Shimkus voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Rep. Mark Foley congressional page scandal

In October 2006, Shimkus became swept up in the Mark Foley page scandal. Shimkus served as the head of the Page Committee, which oversees the program by which dozens of teenagers work on Capitol Hill each year assisting in the administrative tasks of Congress. On September 30, 2006, Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigned following the public revelation of “over-friendly” emails and sexually suggestive instant message conversations he had with pages. Shimkus was first notified about the emails in late 2005 from the Clerk of the House. Shimkus claimed that at that point he advised Foley to immediately stop contacting the boy, and Foley agreed. Shimkus never informed Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.), the lone Democrat on the Page Committee, about the situation.

Following Foley’s resignation, Shimkus was asked by Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) to look into the situation regarding Foley.

• Read a full account of the Mark Foley page scandal

Bio

Background

Shimkus was born February 21, 1958 in Collinsville, Illinois, was educated at West Point Military Academy at West Point, New York and Southern Illinois University, served in the United States Army, and was a teacher before entering the House in 1996.

Congressional career

Shimkus has announced that he will run for reelection in 2006 and 2008, despite making a pledge not to stay in office for more than 12 years.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated Danny Leroy Stover to face Shimkus in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Shimkus retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Ameren Corp	$ 11,000
American College of Radiology	$ 10,000
American Physical Therapy Assn	$ 10,000
AT&T Inc	$ 10,000
Caterpillar Inc	$ 10,000
Exelon Corp	$ 10,000
Honeywell International	$ 10,000
International Assn of Fire Fighters	$ 10,000
Koch Industries	$ 10,000
Laborers Union	$ 10,000
National Assn of Convenience Stores	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn	$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for John Shimkus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for John Shimkus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for John Shimkus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for John Shimkus from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
  • Subcommittee on Health

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Ranking Member
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Co-Chair, Congressional E-911 Caucus
• Grand Old Party Cyber-Security Team
• Co-Chair, House Baltic Caucus
• Co-Chair, House Page Board
• United States Delegate, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly

Boards and other Affiliations

• ABATE of Illinois
• American Legion, Post 365
• Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
• Community Hope Center
• Adult Sunday School Teacher/Basketball Coach, Holy Cross Lutheran Church and School
• Member, Kaskaskia Area Partnership
• Member, Kaskaskia College Area Literacy Council
• Kiwanis
• Madison County Farm Bureau
• Senior Companion Program
• Fiscal Officer, Southern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
• State and National Associations of County Treasurers and Finance Officers.

More Background Data

• Background information on John Shimkus from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for John Shimkus from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for John Shimkus from the Washington Post database

• Information on John Shimkus from Congress Merge

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

Contact

DC office
2452 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5271 Fax: 202-225-5880 Webform email
District offices
221 East Broadway, Suite 102, Centralia, IL 62801 Ph: 618-532-9676 Fax: (none entered) 508 West Main Street, Collinsville, IL 62234 Ph: 618-344-3065 Fax: (none entered) 110 East Locust Street, Room 12, Harrisburg, IL 62946 Ph: 618-252-8271 Fax: (none entered) 120 South Fair, Olney, IL 62450 Ph: 618-392-7737 Fax: (none entered) 3130 Chatham Road Suite C, Springfield, IL 62704 Ph: 217-492-5090 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. 504 Sumner Boulevard, Collinsville, IL 62234 Ph: (none entered) Fax: (none entered)

Twitter

Articles and Resources

References

1. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

External resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database.

External articles

• John Aravosis, "GOP Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) let Foley spend 'a lot of time' with pages, including private dinner with one, after GOP knew Foley was a problem," AMERICAblog, October 1, 2006. re Mark Foley
• Joe Sudbay, "More deception and cover-up from GOP leadership," AMERICAblog, October 1, 2006.
• John Aravosis, "GOP member of Page Board contradicts Hastert and Shimkus, says Foley emails were clear evidence of a problem, not just simply 'overly friendly'," AMERICAblog, October 2, 2006.
• Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo, October 2, 2006.
• Alexander Bolton, "Longtime Republican was source of e-mails," The Hill, October 5, 2006.
• Larry Margask, "Ethics Panel Launches Foley Case Probe," Washington Post, October 5, 2006. See House Ethics Committee

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Philosophe Forum
• Prairie State Blue - Statewide Illinois Progressive Politics Blog
  

Semantic data (Edit data)

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