U.S. House of Representatives Cheri Bustos

1 u.s. house of representatives

1.1 2012 election
1.2 2014 election
1.3 2016 election
1.4 potential runs other offices
1.5 tenure

1.5.1 committee assignments

u.s. house of representatives
2012 election

the bustos campaign publicly stated received endorsement of 2 dozen unions active in 17th congressional district, including illinois afl-cio, afscme , united auto workers. during primary, bustos received endorsement of u.s. senator dick durbin. durbin asked state senator dave koehler , george gaulrapp drop out of race clear way bustos, close family friend of durbin. gaulrapp reported during meeting durbin withdrawing, durbin said bustos had babysat family , close friend. bustos won democratic primary on march 20, 2012, defeating freeport mayor george gaulrapp , businessman greg aguilar 54%–26%-20%.

in general election, bustos 1 of 39 candidates considered viable challengers against republican incumbents benefit red blue program offered democratic congressional campaign committee. bustos endorsed quad-city times general election. in november, defeated incumbent republican bobby schilling 53%–47%. d received significant boost redistricting, replaced quincy, decatur , district s portion of springfield more democratic portions of peoria , rockford. first democrat represent significant portion of peoria since 1927, , second democrat since 1850s represent significant portion of rockford.

2014 election

bustos challenged schilling re-election in 2014.

in interview chicago tribune editorial board in 2012, bustos expressed support legislation cut congressional pay 10 percent. when asked member of editorial board if voluntarily give 10 percent of pay should legislation fail, bustos said would. during campaign in 2014, stated: when in chicago, said shouldn’t have said, never said on campaign trail. never made promise people in 17th congressional district. chicago tribune endorsed schilling general election.

as did in october 2012, bustos , schilling agreed debate @ wqad-tv news 8 studio on october 9, 2014, morning quad cities anchor jim mertens serving moderator.

bustos defeated schilling in november 4 general election, 55%–45%.

2016 election

bustos won re-election house in 2016 general election, defeating republican challenger patrick harlan, insurance agent, truck driver, , local tea party activist.

potential runs other offices

bustos considered running u.s. senate in 2016 election, announced in march 2015 not run.

in september 2016, reports emerged bustos possible candidate governor of illinois in 2018 election. in february 2017, bustos declined run in election.

tenure
committee assignments

committee on agriculture

subcommittee on general farm commodities , risk management
subcommittee on livestock, rural development, , credit


committee on transportation , infrastructure

united states house transportation subcommittee on aviation
subcommittee on highways , transit






^ schilling s democrat newsletter angers bustos . october 26, 2012. retrieved october 31, 2012. 
^ giuliani, david (january 5, 2012). durbin backs bustos congress . sauk valley media. retrieved october 26, 2012. 
^ candidate: durbin asked me withdraw . saukvalley.com. 2011-12-30. retrieved 2015-05-16. 
^ chuck sweeny (march 15, 2012). 3 seek democratic bid in 17th house district . rockford register star. retrieved 31 may 2012. 
^ il – district 17- d primary race – mar 20, 2012 . ourcampaigns.com. retrieved 2015-05-16. 
^ ed tibbetts (march 20, 2012). bustos wins primary . quad-city times. retrieved 31 may 2012. 
^ blake, matthew (july 30, 2012). bustos draws contrasts schilling on local issues . progress illinois. retrieved october 26, 2012. 
^ times editorial board (october 29, 2012). bustos illinois 17th district . quad-city times. retrieved october 31, 2012. 
^ il – district 17 race – nov 06, 2012 . ourcampaigns.com. retrieved 2015-05-16. 
^ crow, nick (july 13, 2013). election 2014: bobby schilling set rematch rep. cheri bustos . journal standard. freeport, illinois. retrieved february 24, 2015. 
^ tribune board calls out u.s. rep. cheri bustos . chicagotribune.com. retrieved 2015-05-16. 
^ bustos admits mistake on pay comment . qctimes.com. 2014-09-25. retrieved 2015-05-16. 
^ nightengale, laura (12 september 2014). rep. cheri bustos concedes misspoke . journalstar. 
^ lewis, brittany (22 august 2014). schilling says bustos failed keep promise on cutting pay . wqad. 
^ (october 14, 2014) – schilling among tribune endorsements congress . chicago tribune. retrieved february 24, 2015.
^ nelson, shellie. bustos , schilling agree local debate . wqad news. wqad news. retrieved 13 may 2014. 
^ vlahos, nick (november 4, 2014) – cheri bustos wins 17th u.s. house rematch bobby schilling . peoria journal-star. retrieved february 24, 2014.
^ illinois general election 2014 . illinois state board of elections. 2014-11-04. retrieved 2015-02-24. 
^ untested newcomer challenges incumbent in low-key race
^ patrick harlan wins gop nomination 17th congressional district (journalstandard.com)
^ bustos says won’t run senate, praises duckworth (washington times)
^ bustos mentioned possible 18 governor candidate (quad-city times)
^ skiba, katherine (february 20, 2017). democratic u.s. rep. bustos won t run illinois governor in 2018 . chicago tribune. retrieved february 20, 2017.