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Robert "Bob" Abboud is the Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 16th Congressional District (map) of Illinois.^[1][2]

On February 5, 2008, he won the Democratic nomination to challenge for incumbent Rep. Donald Manzullo's (R-Ill.). seat by running unopposed in the Democratic primary.^[3]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

Abboud won the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.) in the 2008 congressional elections.^[4]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Abboud 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. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 16th Congressional District
2. ↑ Official Robert Abboud for Congress website Official Robert Abboud campaign website
3. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times Election results
4. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times Election results

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

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 16th Congressional District
• Official Robert Abboud for Congress website
• 2008 campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org

External articles

• Greg Giroux, "Best-Known Democratic Prospect for Open Illinois Seat Bows Out," CQ Politics, August 1, 2007.