John Shimkus Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

John Shimkus Voting and Recent Legislative Records

John Shimkus Earmarking Summary

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Failures

State: Illinois
Party: Republican
Former Occupation: Teacher
Representative Since: 2003

Next Election: 2010

John Shimkus Corruption Investigation Results and/or Ethical Deficiencies Found:

No Corruption Found

John Shimkus Voting and Legislative Records in Congress:

Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:
Yes, Representative Shimkus supports reform to punish frivolous filers and to stem “lottery type” payouts
Balanced Budget Amendment:
Yes, Shimkus has supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.
Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) HouseVote#831 8/07, Offshore HR4761 6/06:
Yes, John Shimkus supports energy independence including drilling for US oil supplies.
Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:
No, Shimkus opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.
Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:
No, John Shimkus supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:
No, John Shimkus opposes federal government expansion of involvement and control over private industry.
Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:
No, does not support taxpayer bailouts of private industry
Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:
No, Shimkus does not support taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gamble and lose
2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:
No, Opposed the $787 Billion spending plan
2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:
No, Representative Shimkus opposed the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill
Health Care HR3590 12/09:
No, John Shimkus opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

John Shimkus Earmark History:

Medium Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives
- $25,580,750 of taxpayer money requested by John Shimkus in 2009 budget specifically for entities and projects not considered worthy of financing through transparent means in the official federal budget.(Ref: Center for Responsive Politics and Taxpayers for Common Sense)