Aaron shock

Aaron shock

Aaron Jon shock (* 28 May 1981 in Morris , Minnesota ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . He was a member of the US House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015 as the representative of the state of Illinois . On March 17, 2015, he announced his resignation, which became effective on March 31 of the same month.

Life

Aaron Schock was born the son of a doctor in Morris. When he was five, the family moved to Peoria , Illinois. There he graduated from high school in 2000 . He received his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Bradley University in 2002 .

His political career began as a member of the Peoria School Board . There he was a member from 2001 to 2004 and then President for one year. At the age of 23, he became the youngest member of the Illinois House of Representatives at the time . He held this mandate from 2005 to 2009.

In the 2008 election he was able to prevail with 59% of the vote against the Democrat Colleen Callahan and the Green Sheldon Schafer and has since been a member of the House of Representatives as a representative of the 18th  congressional district of Illinois. He succeeded Ray LaHood , who after the victory of Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election to the transport minister was appointed. Schock was the youngest member of the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013; then this was the almost two years younger Democrat Patrick Murphy from Florida .

He defended his seat twice: in the 2012 elections with 74 percent of the vote against the Democrat Steve Waterworth and in 2014 against the Democrat Darrel Miller with almost 75 percent of the vote. At the beginning of 2015, Schock was accused of using earmarked campaign funds for personal purposes. Among other things, he got in the headlines because he had redecorated his convention office in the style of the British television series Downton Abbey . After the announcement of an official investigation, Schock decided on March 17, 2015 to waive his mandate. On November 10, 2016, the Illinois Attorney's Office charged 24 cases of fraud and other offenses.

homosexuality

Although Schock publicly opposed rights for homosexuals , he was photographed kissing another man, touching his crotch and also giving money to GoGo dancers in gay clubs. This sparked once again heated debates in the US about homosexual rights, his behavior and himself. On March 6, 2020, Schock confirmed his homosexuality in a post on his website.

Web links

Commons : Aaron Schock  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Aaron Schock in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Aaron Schock in nndb (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Washington Post: Full text of Rep. Aaron Schock's resignation statement (March 17, 2015)
2. ↑ http://www.peoriamagazines.com/ibi/2006/oct/aaron-schock
3. ↑ http://www.bradley.edu/offices/communications/pr/releases/article.dot?id=87649
4. ^ The Washington Post: He's got a 'Downton Abbey'-inspired office, but Rep. Aaron Schock won't talk about it. (February 2, 2015)
5. ^ The Washington Post: Rep. Aaron Schock announces resignation in wake of spending probe (March 17, 2015)
6. ↑ Katherine Skiba: Aaron Schock, ex-Illinois congressman, indicted on 24 criminal counts. Chicago Tribune, November 10, 2016, accessed November 10, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Rhuaridh Marr: Former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock allegedly had his hand down a man's pants at Coachella. Metro Weekly, April 17, 2019, accessed June 28, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Daniel Avery On 6/28/19 at 12:30 PM EDT: Former GOP representative Aaron Schock reportedly filmed putting money in go-go boy's underwear. June 28, 2019, accessed June 28, 2019 . 
9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/politics/aaron-schock-gay.html?referringSource=articleShare