/tags/john-shimkus John Shimkus en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-02/illinois-elections-st-clair-county-republican-shift Madison County in the Metro East began flipping red in the 2010 election, and the GOP’s support has only gotten stronger. But local Democrats don’t see neighboring St. Clair County flipping anytime soon. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-02/illinois-elections-st-clair-county-republican-shift Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2020-12-03/st-louis-area-congressmen-make-farewell-addresses-after-lengthy-tenures-in-congress U.S. Reps. Lacy Clay, D-University City, and John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, are departing Congress in early January. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:23:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-12-03/st-louis-area-congressmen-make-farewell-addresses-after-lengthy-tenures-in-congress Jason Rosenbaum /government-politics-issues/2019-12-02/these-candidates-have-filed-paperwork-to-run-in-the-2020-illinois-primary BELLEVILLE — People who want to run as a Democrat or Republican in the November 2020 elections had until the end of the day Monday to file their paperwork… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:25:52 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-12-02/these-candidates-have-filed-paperwork-to-run-in-the-2020-illinois-primary Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2019-11-04/after-taking-the-weekend-to-reconsider-retirement-shimkus-makes-his-decision-on-2020 U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, has made up his mind on a 2020 re-election bid.He’s staying out.In August of this year, Shimkus announced he would… Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:44:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-11-04/after-taking-the-weekend-to-reconsider-retirement-shimkus-makes-his-decision-on-2020 Joseph Bustos | Belleville News Democrat /government-politics-issues/2019-11-01/shimkus-now-reconsidering-retirement-might-run-for-another-term-in-congress Two months after announcing that he would not seek another term in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Shimkus said Thursday that he will be taking the weekend to… Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:41:42 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-11-01/shimkus-now-reconsidering-retirement-might-run-for-another-term-in-congress Lexi Cortes | Belleville News-Democrat /politics-issues/2019-09-03/illinois-state-representative-to-explore-run-to-replace-shimkus-in-15th-district A state representative from the Vermilion County is looking into a run to replace U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville.Mike Marron, a Republican from… Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:04:06 GMT /politics-issues/2019-09-03/illinois-state-representative-to-explore-run-to-replace-shimkus-in-15th-district Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat /government-politics-issues/2019-08-14/bost-and-others-influenced-trump-into-backing-off-commuting-blagojevichs-sentence U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, confirmed he spoke with President Donald Trump and his acting chief of staff just before the president backed off of… Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:12:09 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-08-14/bost-and-others-influenced-trump-into-backing-off-commuting-blagojevichs-sentence Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat /government-politics-issues/2019-06-10/what-area-members-of-congress-say-about-health-reform This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 7, 2009 - As the debate over health care heats up, the Beacon asked area members of the House… Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:38:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-06-10/what-area-members-of-congress-say-about-health-reform Dale Singer /government-politics-issues/2019-03-22/scott-air-force-base-project-could-be-cut-to-pay-for-border-wall-construction Among the military construction projects that could be cut, or at least delayed, in order to pay for a wall on the southern border of the United States is… Fri, 22 Mar 2019 21:37:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-03-22/scott-air-force-base-project-could-be-cut-to-pay-for-border-wall-construction Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat /government-politics-issues/2019-03-13/yucca-battle-pits-shimkus-against-democratic-heavyweights-over-nuclear-waste This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2011 - WASHINGTON - He's been vilified in the Las Vegas media, accused of staging a "publicity… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:32:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-03-13/yucca-battle-pits-shimkus-against-democratic-heavyweights-over-nuclear-waste Rob Koenig