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Encyclopedia > Jan Schakowsky
Janice D. "Jan" Schakosky
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Illinois's 9th district
Term of office:
1999-present
Political party:

Democrat Image File history File links BusinessLogo. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Illinois 9th Congressional District consists of the northside of Chicago, all of Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Park ridge, and Norridge. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ...

Preceded by: Sidney R. Yates
Succeeded by: Incumbent
Born: May 22, 1944
Chicago, Illinois

Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky (born May 22, 1944), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 9th District of Illinois (map). The district includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs, including Evanston, Skokie, Glenview and Rosemont. It also includes a large portion of Chicago's North Side bordering Lake Michigan. Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 - October 5, 2000) was a politician from the state of Illinois. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Incorporated Village in 1888. ... Glenview is the name of two places in the State of Illinois in the United States of America: Glenview, Cook County, Illinois Glenview, Saint Clair County, Illinois This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rosemont is a village located in Cook County, Illinois, founded in 1956. ...


She was born in Chicago of Polish and Jewish origin and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1965. A longtime consumer rights advocate, she was responsible for a 1969 law requiring the printing of freshness dates on groceries. She was Program Director of Illinois Public Action, Illinois' largest public interest group, from 1976 to 1985. She then moved to the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens as executive director for five years until 1990, when she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. She served there for four terms. Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... From the Middle Ages until the Holocaust, Jews were a significant part of the Polish population. ... The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ... The Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. ...


Sidney Yates, who had represented the 9th District since 1949, except for an unsuccessful run for the Senate in 1962, had announced in 1996 that he wouldn't run for reelection in 1998. Schakowsky easily won the Democratic primary, which all but assured her of election in the heavily Democratic 9th. She won in November with 75 percent of the vote and has easily won reelection three times with 70 percent or more of the vote. Sidney Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 - October 5, 2000) was a politician from the state of Illinois. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...


In 2006 Jan will face Republican Michael P. Shannon. // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ...


In the House, Schakowsky serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, where she is ranking member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection; she also serves on the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. The U.S. House Commerce Committee on Energy and Commerce residing at 2125 Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC is the oldest (208 years) legislative standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... Ranking member, in American politics, is a term used to refer to the member of a committee in Congress who is the longest-serving member of the party not in the majority (the longest-serving member of the majority is the chairman). ...


Schakowsky has been known for her support of women's issues while in Congress, and is a close friend of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D, CA). She reportedly phoned every female partner of a law firm in Chicago during her first run for office in 1998, and has gained national acclaim for her fundraising prowess. Nancy Patricia DAlesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ...


She was one of the earliest and most emphatic supporters of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama before his win in the 2004 Illinois Democratic Primary. Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. ...


In August 2005, Schakowsky's husband, lobbyist Robert Creamer, the executive director of the Illinois Public Action Fund, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to collect withholding tax, and bank fraud for writing checks with insufficient funds. All of the money was repaid. According to USA Today Congresswoman "Schakowsky has not been accused of any wrongdoing." [1] However, she did serve on the organization's board while she herself condemns the influence of lobbyists in politics. [2] U.S. District Judge James B. Moran noted no one suffered "out of pocket losses" and Creamer acted not out of greed but in an effort to keep his community action group going without cutting programs, though Creamer payed his own $100,000 salary with fraudulently obtained funds. [3] On April 5, 2006, Creamer was sentenced to five months in prison and 11 months house arrest. Creamer has been ordered to report to prison by June 6, 2006.[4] On June 6, 2006, Creamer was assigned inmate number 16923-424 at the Federal Correction Institute in Terra Haute Indiana, where he began serving his 5 month incarceration.[5] On November 3, 2006, Creamer was released from Federal Prison.[6] USA Today is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ...


In hearings held by the House Energy and Commerce subcomittee in July of 2006, Rep Schakowsky expressed concern that a report from the National Academy of Sciences showing discrepancies among scientists studying global warming might be "used in a way to discredit the whole notion that our country and the rest of the industrialized and developing world ought to do anything about global warming".[7]


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Preceded by:
Sidney R. Yates
U.S. Representative of Illinois's 9th Congressional District
1999-
Succeeded by:
Incumbent

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