Jim Oberweis

Jim Oberweis is the Republican candidate for the 14th Congressional District (map) of Illinois. On March 8th, 2008, he was defeated by Democrat Bill Foster in a special election to serve the remaining term of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R).

2008 elections
On March 8th, 2008, he was defeated in a special election by the Democratic candidate Bill Foster. Also, Oberweis won the Republican nomination for the 2008 general congressional election taking place in November. He defeated Chris Lauzen in the Republican primary on February 5, 2008.

Committees
Oberweis will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Contact
Oberweis for Congress 335 N River Road, Suite 203 Batavia, IL 60510 630-879-9100

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Illinois and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Illinois's 14th Congressional District
 * Official Jim Oberweis for Congress website