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Who Really Represents Illinois?

Meet Your Member: Rep. John M. Shimkus (IL-19)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

SHIMKUS, John M., a Representative from Illinois; born in Collinsville, Madison County, Ill., February 21, 1958; graduated from Collinsville High School, Collinsville, Ill.; B.S., West Point Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., 1980; teaching certificate, Christ College, Irvine, Calif., 1990; M.B.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill., 1997; United States Army, 1980-1986; United States Army Reserve; Collinsville Township, Ill., trustee, 1989-1996; Madison County, Ill., treasurer, 1990-1996; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. John M. Shimkus
District	19
Party	R
Term	5th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	69.36 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	233 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	249 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	256 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	364 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	45 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 49,589
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 11,990
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 20,001 to $ 30,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 20,001 to $ 30,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 228,337
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	20.50 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 57,055
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 1,005,197
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 242,848
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	47.40 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 2,506,250
% of Total Contributions from PACs	52.50 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 570,969
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 57,235
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 639,897

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Contribution information from the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyist contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2005. Other contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2006 and are based on data released electronically by the FEC on August 7, 2006.
* Source: Federal Election Commission.
‡ See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
† Travel information from the Center for Public Integrity, as reported by members of Congress. Due to the imprecise reporting of privately funded travel, increments of $10,000 are used.
ª The range of the available data is from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005.
** The figure incorporates the years of service factor and extrapolates each member’s travel as if he or she had served all 5.5 years.
†† Contributions represent only those from individuals who gave more than $200.
° Percentage represents contributions from individuals of $200 or less divided by all contributions from individuals.

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