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Phil Hare was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the Seventeenth Congressional District of Illinois from 2007 to 2011.
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Record and controversies
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Iraq War
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Environmental record
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Biography
Born in Galesburg, IL, Hare was raised in Rock Island. He worked as a factory worker and union organizer before his friend, Lane Evans, was elected to Congress in 1982, at which point he left his job to become Evans' District Director. He and his wife Becky have two daughters. [1]
2006 elections
Hare defeated Republican Rep. Andrea Lane Zinga 57%-43% to replace retiring Rep. Lane Evans in the 2006 congressional elections. [2]
2008 elections
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Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Phil Hare, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.
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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 | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Ironworkers Union | $ 15,000 |
| Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $ 11,600 |
| Laborers Union | $ 11,300 |
| Cooney & Conway | $ 11,000 |
| Air Line Pilots Assn | $ 10,000 |
| American Federation of Teachers | $ 10,000 |
| BRIDGE PAC | $ 10,000 |
| Carpenters & Joiners Union | $ 10,000 |
| Entrust Capital | $ 10,000 |
| Exelon Corp | $ 10,000 |
| Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union | $ 10,000 |
| Majority PAC | $ 10,000 |
| National Assn of Realtors | $ 10,000 |
| National Education Assn | $ 10,000 |
| Painters & Allied Trades Union | $ 10,000 |
| Plumbers/Pipefitters Union | $ 10,000 |
| Sheet Metal Workers Union | $ 10,000 |
| Tate & Lyle | $ 10,000 |
| Teamsters Union | $ 10,000 |
| UNITE HERE | $ 10,000 |
| United Auto Workers | $ 10,000 |
| United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $ 10,000 |
| United Steelworkers | $ 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 Phil Hare from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
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- Revolving door profile for Phil Hare from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Phil Hare from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Phil Hare from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
- House Committee on Education and Labor
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
- Subcommittee on Health
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Articles and Resources
Resources
- Phil Hare for Congress, official campaign site.
Local blogs and discussion sites
- Philosophe Forum
- Prairie State Blue - Statewide Illinois Progressive Politics Blog
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Date of Birth: February 21, 1949 November 7, 2006 | |||
Latitude: 41°27′57.712″N
Longitude: 90°30′28.696″W
Latitude: 40°57′2.39″N
Longitude: 90°22′15.809″W
Latitude: 39°50′35.535″N
Longitude: 88°57′15.882″W
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