John Shimkus
Republican | Illinois
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Shimkus
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 15
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, BS, 1980
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, MBA, 1997
WORK & MILITARY
Army & Army Reserves, lt. colonel, 28
AFFILIATIONS
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Collinsville, IL, member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Collinsville Township Trustee, 1989-1993
Madison County Treasurer, 1990-1996
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015-16
100%
2013-14
92%
2015
92%
2013-14
88%
2014
60%, 83%†
2015-16
100%, 78%†
2013
75%
2016
60%, 67%†
2015
60%, 65%†
2015-16
53%
2015-16
47%, 45%†
2015
39%
2015-16
|100%
2013-14
|92%
2015
|92%
2013-14
|88%
2014
|60%, 83%†
2015-16
|100%, 78%†
2013
|75%
2016
|60%, 67%†
2015
|60%, 65%†
2015-16
|53%
2015-16
|47%, 45%†
2015
|39%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
29%, 28%†
2015-16
16%
2013
13%, 12%†
2015-16
0%
2014
0%
2015
0%
2015-16
|16%
2015-16
|0%
2014
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
U.S. Immigration Reform PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (91)
Aaron Schock
Adam Kinzinger
Alan Nunnelee
Alecia Webb Edgington
Allen West
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (38)
Adam Kinzinger
American Action Network
Associated Builders and Contractors
Buddy Carter
Cloud Peak Energy Resources PAC
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (28)
Airline Pilots Association
Amalgamated Transit Union
American Federation of Government Employees
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Maritime Officers
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
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2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
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3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
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4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
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5. Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
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6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
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7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
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9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
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11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
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12. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
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13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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14. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
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15. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
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16. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
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17. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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