Rep. John M. Shimkus

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 02/21/1958 Birthplace: Collinsville, IL District: represents IL-19 Political Party: Republican Religion: Lutheran Education: MBA, Southern Illinois University, 1997 Teaching Certificate, Christ College, 1989 BS, General Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1980 United States Military Academy at West Point, 1976. Last elected in 2006 receiving 143,491 (61.0%) votes. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money

Raised	$776,473		^(#249)
Spent	49%		^(#441)
From self	0%		^(#34)
From individuals	33%		^(#459)
From PACs	60%		^(#107)
PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.

Earmarks

Requested	12		^(#435)
Total cost	$114,763,000		^(#133)
Received	11		^(#436)
Total cost	$112,823,500		^(#100)
Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Voting Analysis

Ideology	50% right-wing		^(#110)
Predictable	87%		^(#416)
Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party.

Speeches

Spoke	6 times		^(#221)
Avg. length	848 words		^(#257)
Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.

Bills

Co-sponsored	1,342		^(#185)
Introduced	51		^(#307)
Debated	15		^(#136)
Enacted	9		^(#72)
Data from GovTrack.

Interest Group Alignment

Group	Agreement
Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ]
National Association of Home Builders	85% (6/7 votes)
Mortgage Bankers Association	83% (5/6 votes)
US Chamber of Commerce	83% (5/6 votes)
National Retail Federation	80% (4/5 votes)
Public Citizen	70% (7/10 votes)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	64% (9/14 votes)
National Association of Realtors	62% (5/8 votes)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	57% (4/7 votes)
NAACP	42% (3/7 votes)
American Civil Liberties Union	40% (2/5 votes)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People	33% (2/6 votes)
American Nurses Association	20% (1/5 votes)
AFL-CIO	15% (2/13 votes)
More interest groups →
Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.

Top Contributors

Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data.
1 Don Weder	$13,800	from January 25, 2002 to April 27, 2007
2 Richard Schmidt	$12,000	from February 2, 2001 to March 9, 2008
3 Mark Mestemacher	$11,850	from August 28, 2001 to March 15, 2008
4 Marion Oelze	$9,700	from February 13, 2001 to February 20, 2008
5 Tom Long	$9,000	from February 15, 2001 to February 8, 2008
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Contributor Employers

Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data
1 Self	$179,984
2 Retired	$74,653
3 Highland Supply	$19,900
4 Home Telephone Company	$18,000
5 State Of Illinois	$16,354
More contributors →
Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.

Top Lobby Contributors

New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings
1 Mr. Scott J. Horne - Institute Of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc	$5,000
2 Nick Kirkhorn - Honeywell International	$5,000
3 Mr. Douglas P. Crew - Caterpillar Inc.	$5,000
4 Mr. Barry Kasinitz - International Association Of Fire Fighters	$5,000
5 Bruce R. Byrd - At&T Services, Inc. And Its Affiliates	$5,000
More lobby contributors →
Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.

Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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