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Shimkus draws ire with office hours beyond district lines
The Southern editorial argues Collinsville Republican John Shimkus holds office hours in David Phelps' 19th District, prompting questions about ethics and use of federal resources. It cites Franking limits, Enron PAC contributions, and political fundraising as context, naming Kevin Davis and several Illinois figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shimkus
Shimkus
Collinsville
U.S
House of Representatives
David Phelps
Harrisburg
Social Security
Medicare
Veterans Affairs
Johnny
Southern Illinois
Phelps
House
Congress
Steven Tomaszewski
ENRON
Tomaszewski
Political Action Committee
Federal Election Commission
Jerry Costello
Belleville
Shimkus and
Senate
McCain-Feingold
Shays-Meehan
Dennis Hastert
Hastert
GOP
Bob Ney
Ohio
Ney
Shays Meehan
Rend Lake
Davis
Dawn Clark Netsch
Mt. Vernon
Bill O’daniel
Benton State
Gary Forby
Jim Fowler
Carterville
Larry Woolard
Steeleville
Dan Reitz
Marion
Glenn Poshard
Christopher State
Jim Rea
Eldorado U.S
Terry Deering
du Bois
Kevin Davis
Ralph Dunn
du Quoin
John Jones
Murphysboro
Mike Bost
George Ryan
Judy Barr Topinka
Okanville
Dave Luechtefeld
Lee Daniels
Jim Ryan
James “Pate
Philip
Republican
19TH
Congressional Dist
Republican Pac
Congressional Committee
Ron Ellis
Jack Woolard
Jim Eatherly
Eric Gregg
Illinois
O'Daniel
Kevin