Bobby Schilling
| Robert T. Schilling | ||
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| U.S. House, Illinois, District 17 | ||
| Retired member | ||
| In office | ||
| January 3, 2011-2013 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Alleman Catholic High School | |
| Bachelor's | Black Hawk College | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | January 23, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Rock Island, Illinois | |
| Profession | Restaurant Owner | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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According to a March 2012 article in Roll Call, Schilling was one of the top 10 most vulnerable incumbents.[2]
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Schilling is a "centrist Republican follower".[3]
Biography
Schilling was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois. He graduated from Alleman Catholic High School and attended Black Hawk College. [4]
Career
- 2011-2013: United States House of Representatives, Illinois' 17th congressional district
- 1991-1995: United Food and Commercial Workers Union[4]
- 1996: Opened Saint Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza in Moline, Illinois[4]
- 1987-1995: Prudential Insurance Company, Insurance Agent[4]
- 1983-1987: Container Corporation of America[4]
- Union Stewart: United Paper Workers International Union
Committee assignments
U.S. House of Representatives
2011-2012
Schilling served on the following committees:[5]
- Agriculture Committee
- Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
- Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
- Armed Services Committee[5]
- Subcommittee on Readiness
- Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Small Business Committee[5]
Issues
Campaign themes
According to Schilling's website, his campaign themes included:
- Social Security: "We have a moral obligation to defend these programs from the growing risk of insolvency."
- Healthcare: "We need health care reform. We do not need a government takeover of the entire health care system."
- Jobs: "Responsible government can play an important role in job creation by working to create an environment that encourages long-term private sector growth. An irresponsible government stymies growth by imposing an oppressive culture of overtaxation and overregulation, encouraging small businesses to downsize at a time when we desperately need jobs."[6]
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Schilling voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]
Elections
2012
Schilling lost to Democrat Cheri Bustos in the 2012 general election for the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 17th District.[8]
Schilling ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012. Cheri Bustos defeated candidates Greg Aguilar and George Gaulrapp in the Democratic primary.[1] Schilling was defeated by Democratic challenger Bustos in the general election on November 6, 2012. Schilling was considered a vulnerable incumbent.[9]
| U.S. House, Illinois, District 17 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cheri Bustos |
53.3% | 153,519 | |
| Republican | Bobby Schilling Incumbent | 46.7% | 134,623 | |
| Independent | Eric Reyes | 0% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 288,152 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
Push for bipartisanship
In the run up to the election, many republicans are trying to show that they are bipartisan and willing to work with Democrats. Schilling, on the campaign trail, has been praising a Democrat representative of Iowa, trying to show that he is all for bipartisanship in Congress. In a recent poll conducted by the New York Times and CBS news, results found that nearly 44% of Americans blamed Republicans for the deadlock in Congress. Republicans are trying to hold on to their districts with showing themselves to be more bipartisan.[10]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Schilling won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Phil Hare (D) and Roger K. Davis (Green) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 17th Congressional District, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Robert T. Schilling |
52.6% | 104,583 | |
| Democratic | Phil Hare | 43% | 85,454 | |
| Green | Roger K. Davis | 4.5% | 8,861 | |
| Total Votes | 198,898 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Schilling lost election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Schilling's campaign committee raised a total of $2,537,300 and spent $2,507,348.[12]
| U.S. House, Illinois, District 17, 2012 - Bobby Schilling Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $2,537,300 |
| Total Spent | $2,507,348 |
| Total Raised by Election Winner | $2,212,530 |
| Total Spent by Election Winner | $2,187,283 |
| Top contributors to Bobby Schilling's campaign committee | |
| Caterpillar Inc | $21,950 |
| Deere & Co | $20,700 |
| Knapheide Manufacturing | $16,600 |
| Crawford Group | $16,250 |
| Tuesday Group PAC | $15,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Leadership PACs | $226,798 |
| Retired | $208,230 |
| Health Professionals | $108,400 |
| Misc. Manufacturing & Distributing | $77,050 |
| Agricultural Services/Products | $75,139 |
2010
Schilling won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, Schilling's campaign committee raised a total of $1,103,009 and spent $1,093,250 .[13]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 17th Congressional District, 2010 - Bobby Schilling Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,103,009 |
| Total Spent | $1,093,250 |
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $1,364,578 |
| Total Spent by General Election Opponent | $1,759,078 |
| Top contributors to Bobby Schilling's campaign committee | |
| Caterpillar Inc | $15,800 |
| Cintas Corp | $14,200 |
| General Grind & Machine | $9,850 |
| Deere & Co | $7,750 |
| Knapheide Manufacturing | $7,133 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Retired | $99,045 |
| Leadership PACs | $89,301 |
| Health Professionals | $38,659 |
| Candidate Committees | $30,405 |
| Misc Manufacturing & Distributing | $29,350 |
Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Schilling paid his congressional staff a total of $695,577 in 2011. He ranked 10th on the list of the lowest paid Republican Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 12th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranked 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[14]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Schilling's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $487,008 and $1,489,998. That averages to $988,503, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[15]
National Journal vote ratings
2011
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Schilling ranked 185th in the conservative rankings.[16]
Political Positions
Percentage voting with party
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Robert T. Schilling voted with the Republican Party 91% of the time, which ranked 159 among the 242 House Republican members in November 2011.[17]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Bobby + Schilling + Illinois + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Bobby Schilling News Feed
- Chuck Sweeny: Adam Kinzinger wants the truth about Benghazi - Rockford Register Star
- Congress jump starts Iowa's biggest deals - Quad-City Times - Quad City Times
- Chuck Sweeny: Bustos sees RFD expansion happening in 2014 - Rockford Register Star
- Bustos draws on heritage for House Ag Committee job - Agri News
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Personal
Schilling has been married to his wife Christie for over 25 years and together they have 10 children: Terry, Aaron, Levi, Joe, Isabel, Rachel, Olivia, Sam, Sophia, and Anthony. [4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ABC News 7 "Election Results Primary 2012" Accessed March 20, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call "Top 10 Vulnerable: Targets on Their Backs," March 16, 2012
- ↑ Gov Track "Robert “Bobby” Schilling" Accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Bobby Schilling' "Meet Bobby" Accessed November 3, 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Congressman Bobby Schilling "Committees" Accessed November 3, 2011
- ↑ Re-Eclect Bobby, "Issues," Accessed October 4, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Quad-City Times "Hare rules out another run for Congress" Accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ New York Times "House Ratings" Accessed October 3
- ↑ The New York Times, "Some Republicans Try Out a New Campaign Theme: Bipartisanship," September 15, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ OpenSecrets "2012 Election" Accessed March 23, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "John Kerry 2008 Election Cycle," Accessed October 2011
- ↑ LegiStorm "Bobby Schilling"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Schilling, (R-Illinois), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
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| Preceded by Phil Hare |
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