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Mark Steven Kirk is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 10th District of Illinois since 2001. In 2008, his Democratic opponent will again be Dan Seals.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Terrorist profiling 2 Bio 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 Affiliations 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Articles 7.3 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Kirk 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

Terrorist profiling

On November 5, 2005, while speaking at Northwestern University, Kirk stated that he is "O-K with discrimination against young Arab males from terrorist-producing states." Despite calls from American-Muslim groups and other politicians for an apology and retraction, Kirk stood by his statement. He acknowledged the statement was "politically uncomfortable".[1]

Bio

Kirk was born on September 15, 1959 in Champaign, Illinois. He attended the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cornell University, received a Masters Degree from the London School of Economics, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Jesuit-run Georgetown University.

He serves as an officer in the United States Naval Reserves and was named Intelligence Officer of the Year in 1999 for his service in Kosovo. Kirk was a lawyer, a staff member for Representative John Edward Porter, a special assistant at the Department of State, and a staff member for the House International Relations Committee before entering the House.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated Dan Seals to face Kirk in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Kirk won 53% to 47%. Kirk and Seals debated only once. A second debate was scheduled but Seals dropped out at the last minute. [3]

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)
Kirkland & Ellis	$ 40,650
Exelon Corp	$ 34,100
Baxter International	$ 26,300
Grosvenor Capital Management	$ 25,950
William Blair & Co	$ 24,300
Morgan Stanley	$ 23,850
Abbott Laboratories	$ 21,850
Medline Industries	$ 21,000
Shetland Properties	$ 20,100
Kraft Foods	$ 19,950
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 Mark Kirk 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 Mark Kirk from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Mark Kirk from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Mark Kirk from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations

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

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs
  • Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Science State Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Republican Main Street Partnership
• The Republican Majority for Choice
• Republicans for Environmental Protection

Affiliations

• Public Advisory Committee, Population Institute
• U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea - Board of directors
• Director, National Endowment for Democracy
• Director, Population Resource Center ^[1]

More Background Data

• Background information on Mark Kirk from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Mark Kirk from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Mark Kirk from the Washington Post database

• Information on Mark Kirk from Congress Merge
• 2006 Illinois CD 10 Candidate List from VIS

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

Contact

DC office
1030 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4835 Fax: 202-225-0837 Webform email
District offices
102 Wilmot Road, Suite 200, Deerfield, IL 60015 Ph: 847-940-0202 Fax: (none entered) 20 South Martin Luther King Drive, Waukegan, IL 60085 Ph: 847-662-0101 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website Twitter feed Last tweets: YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. P.O. Box 8, Winnetka, IL 60093 Ph: (none entered) Fax: (none entered)

Articles and Resources

Resources

• Official website
• Campaign website
• News videos about Mark Kirk
  • Mark Kirk dodges an Iraq War Veteran asking him to take a stand on the Iraq War (Jul. 2007)
  • Mark Kirk commercial on a VA hospital (Oct. 2006)
  • Mark Kirk speaks on killing funding for the "Bridge to Nowhere"
  • Mark Kirk speaks on his work to fund the expansion of the commuter rail
• At Center Network videos pertaining to Kirk
  • "Kirk Walks Away" (7-10-2007)
  • "Mark Kirk Singalong" (7-20-2006)
  • "Scaring The Jews" (6-5-2006)
  • "Censorship" (5-22-2006)
  • "Suburban Agenda" (5-28-2006)
  • "Politics vs. Child Safety" (5-15-2006)
  • "Republican At Work" (1-26-2006)
  • "Moral Budget Vigil" (12-19-2005)
  • "1000th Day of Iraq War" (12-14-2005)
  • "Racial Profiling" (11-22-2005)
  • "Budget Demonstration" (11-16-2005)
  • "Cindy In Deerfield" (9-12-2005)
  • "Petition Delivery" (6-1-2005)
• Open Secrets congressional race database

Articles

• Chicago Pride Federal Hate Crimes Bill Re-Introduced in Congress March 22, 2007
• Dr. Richard Benkin House Resolution 64 Passes Overwhelmingly: Demand to Drop Charges against Bangladeshi Journalist Now Official US Policy Asian Tribune 3-15-07
• Jim Newton "Funding sought for Waukegan Harbor cleanup" Waukegan News Sun
• Andrew Wang "Governor leaves out harbor" Chicago Tribune - March 14, 2007
• Dave Savini "TSA reacts to airport security gaps investigation" CBS 2 Chicago - March 5, 2007.
• Kendra Marshall "'Best healthcare' for military, vets" Waukegan News Sun - March 3, 2007
• Lynn Sweet, "Kirk rips aide for threat to foe's backer," Chicago Sun-Times, October 26, 2006.
• Lynn Sweet, "Mikva wants probe of e-mail from Kirk staffer," Chicago Sun-Times, October 31, 2006.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Team America's Tenth District Blog
• Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog
• Philosophe Forum
• "GOPulse"
• "Backyard Conservative"
• "Capitol Fax Blog"
• "Tenth Dems"
• Prairie State Blue - Statewide Illinois Progressive Politics Blog
  

Semantic data (Edit data)

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