- Aaron Schock
Infobox_State_Representative
name=Aaron Schock
state_house=Illinois
state=Illinois
district=92nd
term=2005 –
preceded=Ricca Slone
succeeded=Incumbent
date of birth=birth date and age|1981|05|28
place of birth=
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=single
profession=
religion=Baptist
party=Republican|Aaron Schock (born
May 28 ,1981 ) is a millionaire Republican member of theIllinois House of Representatives , representing the 92nd district since2005 . He defeated incumbent State Rep.Ricca Slone in2004 , and is currently the youngest member of theIllinois General Assembly .Schock is the Republican nominee for
U.S. Congress inIllinois' 18th congressional district to succeed retiring incumbent Republican CongressmanRay LaHood . Schock easily won the Republican primary with 71% of the vote, beating his opponents Jim McConoughey and John Morris. [ [http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020608/ELE_BFN516ON.025.php Schock claims victory] "The Peoria Journal Star" February 6, 2008 By Karen McDonald, Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved February 6, 2008] His opponents are Democratic nomineeColleen Callahan and Green Party nomineeSheldon Schafer .Schock was born in
Peoria, Illinois to a doctor and graduated from Peoria'sRichwoods High School . He attended an Apostolic Christian church, a fundamentalist denomination, into adulthood. In2001 , Schock was elected a member of thePeoria Public Schools District 150 school board at the age of 19 while attendingBradley University . As awrite-in candidate , he defeated the incumbent school board president. After two years on the board, his fellow board members elected him vice president of the board, and a year later, unanimously elected him school board president.Controversy
In his official announcement for candidacy for Congress, Schock suggested that the U.S. should sell nuclear weapons to Taiwan if China failed to follow U.S. policy in Iran. [ [http://archpundit.com/blog/2007/11/08/daily-dolt-aaron-schock-fighting-non-proliferation-with-proliferation/ Aaron Schock, Fighting Non-proliferation with Proliferation] ] He was later praised for admitting fault. [ [http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020608/ELE_BFN516ON.025.php Schock claims victory] ] Schock drew mixed feelings in July 2008 when he brought George W. Bush to Peoria to campaign for him. Now, the city of Peoria is asking to be repaid the estimated $38,000 it paid to facilitate the visit. Schock calls it "a political move." [ [http://www.pjstar.com/features/x344271050/Talking-Point-for-Sept-26 Talking Point for Sept. 26: Aaron Schock says demanding repayment of an estimated $38,000 in city costs for President George W. Bush's visit is just politics] ]
ee also
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United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2008
*Illinois' 18th congressional district References
External links
* [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=1302 Illinois General Assembly - Representative Aaron Schock (R) 92nd District] official House website
** [http://www.ilga.gov/house/RepBills.asp?MemberID=1302 Bills] [http://www.ilga.gov/house/RepCommittees.asp?MemberID=1302 Committees]
* [http://www.aaronschock.com/ Aaron Schock for Congress] campaign website
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xJ5N6shEg Aaron Schock's TV ad] on YouTube
* [http://housegop.state.il.us/members/member.asp?c=30545 Profile] from the "Illinois House Republican Caucus"
*"Follow the Money" - Aaron Schock
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200614&c=417403 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200414&c=395996 2004] campaign contributions
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