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1 Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill), Senior Senator Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill), Junior Senator Residence: Springfield Residence: Highland Park Born: November 21, 1944 Born: September 15, 1959 East St. Louis, IL Champaign, IL Religion: Roman Catholic Religion: Congregationalist Family: Wife, Loretta durbin Family: Divorced (one deceased) Education: Georgetown University Education: Cornell University B.S.F.S International Affairs & Economics B.A History Georgetown University London School of Economics J.D M.S Georgetown University J.D Career: Gubernatorial and state legislative aide; lawyer Career: Congressional aide; lawyer; U.S. State Dept aide; World Bank officer Elected: 1997 (4th term); term up 2020 Elected: 2011 (1st term); term up 2016 Highlights : Democratic nominee for Illinois Senate, 1976 Highlights : U.S. House, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, 1978 Committees: Special Aging U.S. House, Appropriations Subcmte on Legislative Branch; Committees: Appropriations ; Defense*; Energy-Water; Financial Commerce-Justice-Science; Labor-HHS-Education; Services; Labor-HHS-Education; State-Foreign Military Construction-VA - chairman; Operations; Transportation-HUD State-Foreign Operations; Transportation-HUD Judiciary ; Constitution*;Immigration and the Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs ; Financial National Interest; Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Institutions & Consumer Protection; National Rights and Federal Courts Security & International Trade and Finance Rules and Administration chairman; Securities, Insurance & Investment Joint Library Military: Naval Reserve, 1989-Present Address: 711 Hart Senate Office Building Address: 524 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC Washington, DC Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: durbin.senate.gov Website: kirk.senate.gov Rep. Mike Bost (R Ill.), 12th District Rep. Cheri Bustos (D Ill.), 17th District Residence: Murphysboro Residence: East Moline Born: Dec. 30, 1960 Born: Oct. 17, 1961 Murphysboro, IL East Moline, IL Religion: Southern Baptist Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Tracy Bost Family: Husband, Gerry Bustos Education: Murphysboro High School Education: University of Maryland Graduated 1979 B.A Government and Politics Military Service: Marine Corps University of Illinois Career: Beauty salon owner; firefighter; M.A Public Affairs Reporting trucking company dispatcher Career: Health care network communications executive; Elected: 2014 (1st term) Journalist Highlights : Jackson County Board, ; Murphysboro Elected: 2012 (2nd term) treasurer, ; Republican nominee for Ill. Highlights : Hinsdale Board of Ed., (Pres ) House, 1992; Murphysboro Township Board of Village of Hinsdale Plan Commission ( ) Trustees, ; Ill. House, Illinois House, Committees: Agriculture Sbctme on Conservation & Forestry; General Farm Commodities & Risk Management Committees: Agriculture Sbctme on General Farm Commodities Veterans' Affairs Sbctme on Disability Assistance & Risk Management; Livestock & Foreign Agriculture & Memorial Affairs; Economic Opportunity Transportation & Infrastructure Small Business Sbctme on Aviation; Highways & Transit Address: 1440 Longworth House Office Building Address: 1009 Longworth House Office Building Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: Website:

2 Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill), 7th District Rep. Rodney Davis (R Ill.), 13th District Residence: Taylorville Born: September 6, 1941 Born: Jan. 5, 1970 Parkdale, AR Des Moines, Iowa Religion: Baptist Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Vera G. Davis; Family: Wife, Shannon Davis Education: Arkansas AM&N College Education: Millikin University B.A History & Education B.A Science Chicago State University-M.A Guidance Career: Congressional District and Campaign Aide; Union Institute- Ph.D Public Administration Party Voter Outreach State Director; Career: Health care association executive; Teacher; State Government Aide Postal clerk Elected: 2012 (2nd term) Highlights: Chicago City Council, Highlights: Republican nominee for Ill. House, 1996; Sought Democrat Nom.: U.S. House 1984, 1986 Candidate for mayor of Taylorville, 2001 Cook County Commission, Committees: Agriculture Subcmte on General Farm Commodities Sought Democrat Nom.: Chicago Mayor 1991 & 2011 & Risk Management; Horticulture & Research* Commodity Exchanges, Energy & Credit; Nutrition Committees: Ways and Means Sbcmte on Health; House Administration Human Resources Transportation & Infrastructure Sbcmte on Aviation; Elected: 1996 (10th term) Highways & Transit Water Resources & Environment Address: 2159 Rayburn House Office Building Address: 1740 Longworth House Office Building Phone: (202 ) Phone: (202 ) Website: davis.house.gov Website: davis.house.gov Rep. Robert Dold (R Ill.), 10th District Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D Ill.) 8th District Residence: Kenilworth Residence: Hoffman Estates Born: June 23, 1969 Born: March 12, 1968; Evanston, IL Bangkok, Thailand Religion: Christian Religion: Unspecified Family: Wife, Danielle Dold Family: Husband, Bryan Bowlsbey Education: U. of Hawaii, attending 2009-present Education: Denison University B.A Science B.A Science George Washington University Indiana University M.A International Affairs J.D Northern Illinois University Northwestern University M.B.A Capella University Career: Pest control company owner; Internet data storage Career: State veterans affairs director; company manager; congressional aide; humanitarian foundation program manager White House aide Elected: 2012 (2nd term) Highlights: U.S. House of Representatives, ; Highlights: Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 2006; defeated for re-election to U.S. House, 2012 Veterans Affairs Department assistant secretary, Elected: 2010 (2nd term) Committees: Armed Services Sbcmte on Readiness; Tactical Air Committees: Financial ServicesSbcmte on Financial Institutions & & Land Forces Consumer Credit; Housing and Insurance Oversight & Government Reform sbcmte Information Technology; Transportation & Public Assets* Benghazi Attack Military Service: Army Reserve ; Ill. National Guard 1996-present Address: 221 Cannon House Office Building Address: 104 Cannon House Office Building Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: Website:

3 Rep. Bill Foster (D Ill.), 11th District Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill) 4th District Residence: Naperville Born: Oct. 7, 1955 Born: December 10, 1953 Madison, Wis. Religion: Unspecified Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Aesook Byon; Family: Wife, Soraido Gutierrez; Education: University of Wisconsin Education: Northeastern Illinois University B.A Physics B.A Liberal Arts Harvard U., Ph.D Experimental Physics Career: Physicist; theater lighting company owner Career: Teacher; Social worker Financial planning consultant; Lawyer; Elected: 2008 (3rd full term) Elected: 1992 (12th term) Did not serve Highlights: U.S. House, ; defeated for re-election Highlights: Chicago City Council, to U.S. House, 2010 Committees: Judiciary Subcmte on Crime, Terrorism, Committees: Financial Services Sbcmte on Capital Markets & Homeland Security & Border Security Government Sponsored Enterprises; Select Intelligence sbcmte on CIA; Monetary Policy & Trade Defense Intelligence & Overhead Architecture Address: 1224 Longworth House Office Building Address: 2408 Rayburn House Office Building Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: Website: luisgutierrez.house.gov Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill) 14th District Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill) 2nd District Residence: Winfield Residence: Matteson Born: March 1, 1966 Born: April 30, 1956 Park Ridge, IL Manhattan, N.Y. Religion: Protestant Religion: Non-denominational Christian Family: Wife, Christy Hultgren; Family: Husband, Nathaniel Horn; four children Education: Bethel College Education: Bradley Univeristy B.A Communications & Science B.A Psychology Illinois Institute Of Technology, J.D M.A Counseling Career: Securities company executive; congressional aide Northern Illinois University Financial planning consultant; Lawyer; Ph.D Science Elected: 2011 (3rd term) Career: State treasurer aide; city community affairs director; university minority student services director; counseling center director; hospital administrative assistant Highlights: DuPage County Board DuPage Count Forest Preserve District Highlights: Cook County chief administrative officer, ; Democratic nominee for Ill. Board of Commissioners, treasurer, 2010; Ill. House, IL House , IL Senate Committees: Foreign Affairs Sbcmte Terrorism, Nonproliferation Committees: Financial Services Sbcmte Capital Markets & Trade; Western Hemisphere & Government Sponsored Enterprises; Oversight & Government Reform Sbcmte Oversight & Investigations Information Technology*; National Security Science, Space & Technology Sbcmte Energy; Research and Technology Elected: 2013 (1st full term) Address: 2455 Rayburn House Office Building Address: 1239 Longworth House Office Building Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: hultgren.house.gov Website:

4 Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill) 16th District Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill) 3rd District Residence: Manteno Residence: Western Springs Born: February 27, 1978 Born: July 15, 1966 Kankakee, IL Religion: Protestant Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Single Family: Wife, Judy Lipinski Education: Illinois State University Education: Northwestern University B.A Science B.S Mechanical Engineering Military: Wisconsin Air National Guard 2003-Present Stanford University Illinois Air National Guard M.S Engineering-Economic Systems Career: Information technology services; Duke University Company account representative Ph.D Science Elected: 2011 (3rd term) Career: Professor; Congressional aide; Campaign aide Elected: 2004 (6th term) Highlights McLean County Board, Highlights: No previous office Committees: Energy & Commerce Sbcmte Commerce, Committees: Science, Space & Technology Sbcmte Energy; Research Manufacturing & Trade; Communications & and Technology* Technology; Energy & Power Transportation & Infrastructure Subcmte on Aviation; Highways & Transit; Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials Address: 1221 Longworth House Office Building Address: 2346 Rayburn House Office Building Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: kinzinger.house.gov Website: lipinski.house.gov Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill) 5th District Rep. Peter Roskam(R-Ill) 6th District Residence: Wheaton Born: October 17, 1958 Born: September 13, 1961 Indianapolis, IN Hinsdale, IL Religion: Roman Catholic Religion: Anglican Family: Wife, Barbara Quigley Family: Wife, Elizabeth Roskam; four children Education: Roosevelt University:B.A Science Education: University Of Illinois: B.A Science University of Chicago: M.P.P 1985 Illinois Institute of Technology Loyola University (Chicago): J.D J.D Career: College instructor; Lawyer; Legislative aide Career: Lawyer; Congressional aide; Teacher; Elected: 2009 (4th term) Nonprofit education scholarship executive director Highlights Candidate for Chicago City Council, 1991 Highlights Illinois House: Cook County Board of Commissioners Sought Republican Nom.: US House Illinois Senate: Committees: Appropriations Committees: Ways & Means; Health; Oversight* Subcmte Financial Services; Transportation-HUD Benghazi Attack Select Intelligence Emerging Threats*; Elected: 2006 (5th term) NSA & Cybersecurity Note: Assistant Whip Address: 2458 Rayburn House Office Building Address: 2246 Rayburn House Office Building Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: quigley.house.gov Website: roskam.house.gov

5 Rep. Bobby Rush(D-Ill)1st District Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill) 9th District Residence: Evanston Born: November 23, 1946 Born: May 26, 1944 Albany, GA Religion: Protestant Religion: Jewish Family: Wife, Carolyn Rush; Family: Husband, Robert Creamer; five children (one deceased) Education: Roosevelt University: B.A Science Education: University of Illinois University of Illinois, Chicago B.S Elementary Education M.A Science Career: Senior citizens group director; Teacher; McCormick Seminary Consumer advocate; Homemaker M.A Theological Studies Career: Insurance broker; activist Elected: 1992 (12th term) Elected: 1996 (9th term) Highlights: Candidate for Chicago City Council: 1975 Highlights: Candidate for Cook County Commission: 1986 Sought Democrat Nom.: IL House 1978 Illinois House: (floor leader ) Chicago City Council: President's Fiscal Commission: 2009 Candidate for Mayor of Chicago: 1999 Committees: Energy & Commerce Subcmte on Energy & Power* Committees: Energy & Commerce Sbcmte Commerce, Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade; Manufacturing & Trade*; Health; Communications & Technology Oversight & Investigations Military: Army, Note: Chief Deputy Whip Address: 2188 Rayburn House Office Building Address: 2367 Rayburn House Office Building Phone: (202) Phone: (202) Website: house.gov/rush Website: schakowsky.house.gov Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill) 15th District Residence: Collinsville Born: February 21, 1958 Collinsville, IL Religion: Lutheran Family: Wife, Karen Muth Shimkus; Education: United States Military Academy B.S Southern Illinois University M.B.A Career: Teacher Elected: 1996 (10th term) Highlights: Candidate for Madison County Board: 1998 Collinsville Township Board of Trustees: Madison County treasurer: Republican Nom for U.S. House, 1992 Committees: Energy & Commerce Subcmte on Communications & Technology; Energy & Power; Environment & the Economy*; Health Military: Army, ; Army Reserve Address: 2217 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC Phone: (202) Website: house.gov/shimkus

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