Phil Hare

Phil Hare, a Democrat, is a former U.S. Representative for the 17th Congressional District of Illinois, having served 2007 to 2011. (map)

Environmental record
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Biography
Born in Galesburg, IL, Hare was raised in Rock Island. He worked as a factory worker and union organizer before his friend, Lane Evans, was elected to Congress in 1982, at which point he left his job to become Evans' District Director. He and his wife Becky have two daughters. 

2006 elections
Hare defeated Republican Rep. Andrea Lane Zinga 57%-43% to replace retiring Rep. Lane Evans in the 2006 congressional elections. 

2010 elections
Hare lost his House seat to Republican businessman Bobby Schilling in the 2010 elections.

Money in politics
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Committees and affiliations

 * House Committee on Education and Labor
 * Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
 * Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
 * Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
 * Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
 * House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 * Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
 * Subcommittee on Health

Former contact
Washington Office: 428 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5905 Fax: (202) 225-5396 Web Email Website

Moline Office: 2001 52nd Avenue, #5 Moline, IL 61265 Phone: (309) 793-5760 Fax: (309) 762-9193

Galesburg Office: 261 N. Broad, #5 Galesburg, IL 61401 Phone: (309) 342-4411 Fax: (309) 342-9749

Decatur Office: 236 North Water St. #765 Decatur, IL 62523 Phone: (217) 422-9150 Fax: (217) 422-9245

Carlinville Office: 210 North Broad Street Carlinville, IL 62626 Phone: (217) 854-2290 Fax: (217) 854-2261

Resources

 * Phil Hare for Congress, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Philosophe Forum