Bobby Schilling

Schilling was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois. He graduated from Alleman Catholic High School and attended Black Hawk College.

Schilling worked at Container Corporation of America between 1983 and 1987 and was a union steward for the local chapter of the United Paper Workers International Union. He then worked as an insurance agent for Prudential Insurance Company between 1987 and 1995, where he was ranked in the top 5% of all Prudential agents during his last year. He was also the treasurer for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union for four of those years.

In 1996, Schilling and his wife opened Saint Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza in Moline, Illinois. Schilling ran the restaurant until he became a member of Congress, when he left his son in charge.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/us/politics/28freshman.html|title=Hardly Settled in House, but Already in Hot Seat|first=Jennifer|last=Steinhauer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 28, 2011}} According to public personal financial disclosures, Schilling's restaurant dropped in value in the early 2010s from a range of $100,000 to $250,000 down to between $50,000–$100,000. Schilling's son and campaign manager Terry Schilling said, "The real estate market has really taken a hit in East Moline. It just goes to show that Bobby Schilling has a real stake in this economy."{{Cite web|url=https://qconline.newspapers.com/|title=The Dispatch and the Rock Island Argus, 6/20/2012|website=Newspapers.com}}

{{Main|2010 Illinois's 17th congressional district election}}

{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 17}}

Schilling grew up as a Democrat, but became more conservative over the years and characterized himself as a "Reagan Republican." He was also influenced by radio and television personality Glenn Beck. Schilling was one of the 9–12 Candidates, a group led by Beck, and signed the 9–12 contract of principles and values. Schilling has said he was inspired to run for office because he was preparing to franchise his restaurant, but cancelled his plans when he saw then-Presidential candidate Barack Obama telling Joe the Plumber that the government needed to "spread the wealth around." Schilling announced his candidacy in April 2009 and officially filed for the Republican nomination in October 2009. Schilling was unopposed in the primary election.

Schilling vowed not to participate in the congressional pension program, to keep his private health insurance instead of the congressional plan, to donate any pay raises he received, to limit himself to no more than eight years in Congress, and not to vote for any bill he had not read. "I'm not going to make a career out of this," he said.

Early in Schilling's campaign, political websites rated the 17th District race "safe Democratic." However, by Election Day the race was rated "leans Republican" by RealClearPolitics, Cook Political Report, CQ Politics, and The New York Times. The race was profiled on CNN as one of the country's top 100 House races. CNN reported, "Schilling trails in the overall money race, but he's raised enough to get his message out and give the incumbent something to worry about." In September 2010, Schilling was named to the National Republican Congressional Committee's "Young Guns" program.

Schilling's Democratic opponent, incumbent Phil Hare, criticized Schilling for living 0.99 miles outside the 17th District, though the Constitution only requires members of Congress to live within the state they wish to represent. Schilling's wife noted that the family's restaurant was located in the district, and that it employed people and paid taxes there. She asserted that gerrymandering had caused the family's home to fall outside district lines.

Schilling was endorsed by the Quincy Tea Party group; John Deere PAC; the United States Chamber of Commerce. U.S. Representative Aaron Schock (R-IL); and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney.

Newspapers were evenly divided in endorsing Schilling over Hare, with the Chicago Tribune and the Sauk Valley News among those supporting Schilling. In October 2010, Schilling was endorsed by the Chicago Tribune.

In the general election, Schilling won by an unexpectedly large margin, taking 53 percent of the vote to Hare's 43 percent. Notably, he carried Hare's home county, Rock Island County—a normally heavily Democratic county that is home to the district's two largest cities, Moline and Rock Island—by nine points.

Schilling's campaign set an off-year fundraising record for a challenger in the 17th district, amassing about $89,000 in 2009. Schilling's campaign fundraising relied largely on individual donors, who accounted for about 80 percent of the $1 million raised by his campaign. Hare depended more heavily on political action committees, who contributed about two-thirds of his campaigns $1.3 million total. Following his election, Schilling relied more on political action committees to help retire his campaign debt, with the bulk of his December 2010 fundraising coming from PACs, including Wal-Mart, the American Medical Association, Caterpillar Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. Schilling ended the campaign with a total of $1,095,167 raised and $1,078,911 spent.

After the election, Schilling hired as his chief of staff Mike Roman, a political consultant known for posting a video showing alleged voter intimidation during the 2008 presidential election. Roman, along with policy director Scott Tranter, resigned from Schilling's office in April 2011.{{cite web |url= http://www.herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/article_13b089ee-5f3c-11e0-be82-001cc4c002e0.html |title= Top Schilling staffers resign |author= Ed Tibbetts |date= April 5, 2011 |work= Decatur Herald-Review |accessdate=April 18, 2011}}

{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 17}}

Schilling ran for re-election in 2012{{cite web|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_eaccbc5e-8d54-11e0-b252-001cc4c03286.html|title=Hare rules out another run for Congress|date=June 3, 2011|accessdate=June 6, 2011|work=Quad-City Times|first=Ed|last=Tibbetts}} and faced Democrat and former East Moline City Council Alderwoman Cheri Bustos in the general election.{{cite news |url= http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1704641155/Bustos-will-face-Schilling-for-17th-District-seat|title= Bustos will face Schilling for 17th Congressional seat|author= John Sharp|date= March 20, 2012|newspaper=Peoria Journal Star|accessdate=May 16, 2012}} He has been added to the National Republican Congressional Committee's Patriot Program, which is designed to defend incumbent Republicans.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/172292-nrcc-adds-10-members-to-incumbent-protection-program/|title=NRCC adds 10 members to incumbent-protection program|first=Cameron|last=Joseph|date=September 12, 2011|website=The Hill}} Bustos received a significant assist from the 2010 round of redistricting. The 17th already had a modest Democratic lean, but the Democratic-controlled legislature redrew the district to make it even more Democratic. Notably, Quincy, Decatur and the district's share of Springfield were cut out, replaced by the more Democratic portions of Peoria and Rockford. National Journal's Cook Political Report named Schilling one of the top 10 Republicans most vulnerable to redistricting in 2012.{{cite web|url= http://www.nationaljournal.com/top-10-republicans-most-vulnerable-to-redistricting-20110415|title= Top 10 Republicans Most Vulnerable to Redistricting|author1= David Wasserman|author2= Julia Edwards|name-list-style= amp|date= April 15, 2011|work= The Cook Political Report|publisher= National Journal|accessdate= April 25, 2011|archive-date= May 1, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110501045824/http://nationaljournal.com/top-10-republicans-most-vulnerable-to-redistricting-20110415|url-status= dead}}

Schilling has raised $1.4 million and had $950,000 cash on hand as of June 30, 2011.FEC Records

While initially rated as a "lean-Democrat" race by major sites, in September 2012, Roll Call, the Cook Political Report, and the Rothenburg Political Report upgraded the race to "toss-up",{{Cite web |url=http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=469&NewsID=1022530&CategoryID=20359&on=1] |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402231012/http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews |archive-date=April 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} with Cook saying Schilling had an advantage.{{cite web|last=Murphy |first=Erin |url=http://www.thonline.com/blogs/tri_state_politics/article_22d3beec-01d3-11e2-8800-001a4bcf6878.html |title=Rating the races: U.S. House and Senate – THonline.com: Tri State Politics |publisher=THonline.com |date=2012-09-18 |accessdate=2015-05-16}}

Schilling was endorsed by the Chicago Tribune,{{cite web|url=http://touch.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-72772339/ |title=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Touch.chicagotribune.com |accessdate=2015-05-16}} the Rockford Register Star,{{cite web |url=http://www.rrstar.com/insight/x255958721/Our-View-Bobby-Schilling-is-our-pick-for-Congress-in-17th-District |title=Our View: Bobby Schilling is our pick for Congress in 17th District – News – Rockford Register Star – Rockford, IL |publisher=Rrstar.com |date=2012-10-25 |accessdate=2015-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201130514/http://www.rrstar.com/insight/x255958721/Our-View-Bobby-Schilling-is-our-pick-for-Congress-in-17th-District |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} former Congressman Tom Railsback,{{cite web|last=Timmons |first=Eric |url=http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?stopRedirect=true&id=604190 |title=Schilling's re-election bid endorsed by Railsback – Quad-Cities Online: Elections |publisher=Qconline.com |date=2012-08-13 |accessdate=2015-05-16}} the National Federation of Independent Business,{{cite web|url=http://wsoyam.com/NFIB-Backs-17th-District-Hopeful-Bobby-Schilling/14100002 |title=WSOY |publisher=Wsoyam.com |date=2015-05-04 |accessdate=2015-05-16}} and the Galesburg Register-Mail,{{cite web |url=http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x470413176/Endorsement-Schilling-for-U-S-District-17-representative?zc_p=0 |title=Endorsement: Schilling for U.S. District 17 representative – News – The Register-Mail – Galesburg, IL |publisher=Galesburg.com |date=2012-10-28 |accessdate=2015-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124093124/http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x470413176/Endorsement-Schilling-for-U-S-District-17-representative?zc_p=0 |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} among other endorsements.

In the November 2012 elections, Bustos defeated Schilling by a 53%–47% margin. According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Schilling was "looking forward to focusing again on his pizza business after losing a second term."[http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Schilling-Looking-forward-to-making-pizza-again-4016186.php Schilling: Looking forward to making pizza again]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Seattle Post Intelligencer. November 7, 2012.

{{See also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 17}}

It was widely expected by political analysts that Schilling would challenge Bustos to reclaim the seat in 2014.{{cite web|author=Ed Tibbetts |url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/schilling-eyes/article_1ae03cec-22f0-52ba-8a8c-c3bb1d295a1c.html |title=Schilling eyes 2014 |work=The Quad-City Times |date=May 31, 2013 |accessdate=July 6, 2013}} On July 8, 2013, he officially announced his candidacy for his old seat in the 2014 election. In his announcement, he said Bustos has been failing the middle class, and criticized her for not supporting any budget plans in the legislature.{{cite web |author=Joe Ward |url=http://www.galesburg.com/news/x1806121416/It-s-official-Schilling-challenges-Bustos?zc_p=0 |title=It's official: Schilling challenges Bustos – News – The Register-Mail – Galesburg, IL |publisher=Galesburg.com |date=2013-07-09 |accessdate=2015-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130711051014/http://www.galesburg.com/news/x1806121416/It-s-official-Schilling-challenges-Bustos?zc_p=0 |archive-date=July 11, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

According to The Hill, Schilling "historically has not been a strong fundraiser but is known as a skilled grassroots campaigner."{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/195228-rep-bustos-raises-330k-in-fourth-quarter/ |title=Bustos raises $330K in fourth quarter |work=The Hill |date=2014-01-13 |access-date=2015-05-16}} During 2013, Bustos raised approximately $1.1 million and Schilling raised approximately $297,000.{{cite web|last=Tibbetts|first=Ed|title=Bustos tops Schilling in fundraising|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/bustos-tops-schilling-in-fundraising/article_07a0fd77-b4eb-5d8c-9fcd-77a3a978006b.html|work=Quad-City Times|date=January 31, 2014 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}

Schilling was endorsed by the Chicago Tribune.(October 14, 2014) – [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-congress-endorse-edit-1015-20141014-story.html "Schilling Among Tribune Endorsements for Congress"]. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2015.

Schilling was defeated in the November 4 general election by Bustos, 55%–45%.Vlahos, Nick (November 4, 2014) – [http://www.pjstar.com/article/20141104/News/141109615 "Cheri Bustos Wins 17th U.S. House Rematch With Bobby Schilling"]. Peoria Journal-Star. Retrieved February 23, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/GetVoteTotals.aspx|title=Illinois General Election 2014|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=2014-11-04|accessdate=2015-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215214831/http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/GetVoteTotals.aspx|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}

{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 2}}

Schilling announced he would run as a Republican for Iowa's 2nd District after incumbent representative Dave Loebsack, a Democrat who was first elected in 2006, announced he would retire.{{cite news |last1=Lukitsch |first1=Bill |title=Former U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling announces run for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/former-illinois-rep-bobby-schilling-to-run-for-us-house-district-2-seat-in-iowa-20190708 |accessdate=July 8, 2019 |publisher=The Gazette |date=July 8, 2019}}{{cite web | last1=Rowan | first1=Nic | title=Can Bobby Schilling bounce back? | url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/can-bobby-schilling-bounce-back | date=September 26, 2019 | work=Washington Examiner | access-date=December 26, 2020}} He lost the Republican primary to Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a state senator and the Republican nominee in 2008, 2010, and 2014.

Schilling's wife and 10 children attended the congressional swearing-in on January 5, 2011, attracting some notice and an interview with Diane Sawyer. His early actions as a congressman included joining 25 other freshman Republicans in voting against extending the USA PATRIOT Act, claiming that the 45 minutes allotted for floor debate was inadequate to discuss these concerns.

In February 2011, Schilling joined 130 House Republicans in voting against a $450 million budget cut for an extra F-35 fighter-jet engine—a project that the U.S. Department of Defense had repeatedly tried to kill, and that Defense Secretary Robert Gates called "a waste of nearly 3 billion."{{cite news |url=http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/112/house/1/46 |work=The New York Times |title=House Vote 46 – Cancels F-35 Jet Engine Program |access-date=April 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310090624/http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/112/house/1/46 |archive-date=March 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Schilling voted for a package of cuts that included a $230 million federal grant to build an Amtrak line from Chicago to Iowa City, though he had supported the project during his campaign, calling it "critically important to both the economy and the environment of the Midwest." The planned rail line was a celebrated project by many in his district, including local mayors. Schilling defended his vote, arguing it was a question of prioritizing, separating wants from needs, and when he looked at the big picture, the rail service did not make the cut. He also stated that his constituents elected him to address national debt and deficit problems in Washington, not to take a business-as-usual approach.

In June 2011, Schilling introduced a bill to prevent members of Congress from receiving their congressional pension before they reach the Social Security retirement age.{{cite web |last=Long |first=Emily |url=http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0611/062711l1.htm |title=Proposal would make lawmakers wait longer to tap pensions – Pay & Benefits |publisher=GovExec.com |date=2011-06-27 |accessdate=2015-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704231519/http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0611/062711l1.htm |archive-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

During the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, Schilling voted to raise the debt ceiling.{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/us/politics/02scene.htm |title=Giffords Returns, as Does Unity, Briefly - NYTimes.com |website=The New York Times |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906080457/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/us/politics/02scene.htm |archive-date=6 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}

In October 2011, a California resident issued a death threat promising a reward to anyone who assassinated Schilling.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/20/politics/congressman-threat/ |title=Authorities investigate threat to Rep. Bobby Schilling - CNNPolitics.com |publisher=CNN |date=2011-10-20 |accessdate=2015-05-16}} The threat is being investigated by the FBI and the United States Capitol Police.{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66457.html |title=Bobby Schilling threat investigated by FBI, police – Seung Min Kim |date=October 20, 2011 |publisher=Politico |accessdate=2015-05-16}} Schilling said he was advised by authorities to "lay low" while they investigated the threat{{cite news |url=http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-schilling-congress-threat-fbi-police-illinois-101911%2C0%2C4096682.story |title=Congressman Schilling asked to lay low after online threat offering assassination |website=WQAD.com |date=October 19, 2011 |last=Minor |first=Chris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023121204/http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-schilling-congress-threat-fbi-police-illinois-101911%2C0%2C4096682.story |archive-date=October 23, 2011 }} and a spokeswoman for Schilling said the Schilling family was taking the "recommended precautions".{{cite web|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/authorities-investigate-e-mail-threats-against-obamas-and-others/|title=Authorities Investigate E-Mail Threats Against Obamas and Others|date=October 20, 2011|publisher=Thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com|accessdate=2015-05-16}} According to The Hill, the person behind the threat may be the one behind similar threats against George W. Bush, several high-ranking current and former security and defense officials, and Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/176241-fbi-investigating-assassination-threat-against-rep-schilling/ |title=FBI investigating assassination threat against Rep. Schilling |date=October 20, 2011 |work=The Hill |access-date=2015-05-16}} Schilling said, "It's a general threat to all members of Congress, but they specifically called my name out in the threat. You just don't know what people are thinking...It's something we're not going to take lightly."

Schilling gave the Republican response to the President's weekly radio address on October 29, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/video/house/190547-gop-calls-on-dems-to-back-house-passed-jobs-bills/ |title=GOP calls on Dems not to wait, back House-passed 'jobs' bills |date=October 29, 2011 |work=The Hill |access-date=2015-05-16}}

In September 2012, Schilling was given the "Friend of Agriculture Award" by the Stephenson County Farm Bureau.{{cite web |author=Nick Crow |url=http://www.journalstandard.com/news/x2109445362/Schilling-honored-by-SC-Farm-Bureau |title=Schilling honored by SC Farm Bureau – News – Journal Standard – Freeport, IL |publisher=Journalstandard.com |date=2012-09-18 |accessdate=2015-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112124316/http://www.journalstandard.com/news/x2109445362/Schilling-honored-by-SC-Farm-Bureau |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |df=mdy-all }} In October 2012, he was given the "No Labels Problem Solvers Seal".{{cite web |url=http://www.nolabels.org/press-releases/no-labels-gives-problem-solvers-seal-bobby-schilling |title=No Labels Gives Problem-Solvers Seal to Bobby Schilling | No Labels |accessdate=2012-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121007172729/http://www.nolabels.org/press-releases/no-labels-gives-problem-solvers-seal-bobby-schilling |archive-date=October 7, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

Schilling was considered to be a Tea Party candidate in the 2010 election. He held the following positions:

• He was pro-life, and spoke at the 2011 March for Life.
• He said the federal government should stop regulating education and that local schools should be under local control.
• He supported repealing the Democrats' version of health care reform, believing it unconstitutional. He supported tort reform and legalizing the purchase of insurance across state lines.
• He was fiscally conservative and believed in small government.
• He supported term limits for members of Congress.
• He supported lowering the corporate tax rate.
• He supported a troop surge in the War in Afghanistan, and he opposed bringing Guantanamo Bay detainees to Thomson, Illinois; instead he supported bringing the detainees to trial before military courts rather than the U.S. civilian, federal courts.

• Committee on Agriculture
• Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
• Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
• Committee on Armed Services
• Subcommittee on Readiness
• Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
• Committee on Small Business

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| candidate = Cheri Bustos

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| candidate = Bobby Schilling

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Schilling was married to Christie Schilling. He had ten children, the youngest of whom was born in February 2010, and several grandchildren.

Schilling died from cancer on April 6, 2021, having been initially diagnosed in May 2020.{{Cite tweet|number=1379619507212271619|user=nathanlgonzales|title=Former GOP Rep. Bobby Schilling of Illinois has died, according to a Facebook post from his son, Terry.|author=Nathan Gonzales}}{{Cite news|last=Barton|first=Tom|date=April 6, 2021|title=Former Republican Illinois U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling dies after bout of cancer|work=Quad-City Times|url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/former-republican-illinois-u-s-rep-bobby-schilling-dies-after-bout-of-cancer/article_19fb3f75-b03a-5201-b654-b90923d86ab9.html|access-date=April 6, 2021}} He was a resident of LeClaire, Iowa, at the time of his death.

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{{cite news|url=http://primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com/editorial/bobby-schilling/ |title=Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements |work=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.whig.com/story/news/Schilling-010610 |work=Quincy Herald Whig |title=Quincy Tea Party throws conditional support to Bobby Schilling in race for Congressional seat |author=Wilson, Doug |date=January 6, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110094619/http://www.whig.com/story/news/Schilling-010610 |archive-date=January 10, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news|url=http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2010/09/cook-political-report-upgrades-il-17-to-toss-up.html |title=Cook Political Report Upgrades IL-17 to Toss Up |work=Illinois Review |date=September 16, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news |author=Daily Review Atlas staff reporter |url=http://www.reviewatlas.com/news/x718259451/Hare-gets-his-first-challenger |title=Hare gets his first challenger |location=Monmouth, Illinois |work=Daily Review Atlas |date=April 17, 2009 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715175421/http://www.reviewatlas.com/news/x718259451/Hare-gets-his-first-challenger |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-deere-pac-chooses-sides-100510,0,4585268.story |title=Deere PAC chooses sides in tight congressional race |author=Williams, Chris |publisher=WQAD |date=September 5, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008045337/http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-deere-pac-chooses-sides-100510%2C0%2C4585268.story |archive-date=October 8, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-us-rep-bobby-schilling-defends-vote-20110223,0,7988594.story |title=U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling defends vote on Quad Cities Amtrak route: 'I don't believe it's dead' |author1=RaeChelle Davis |author2=Dana Franks |name-list-style=amp |publisher=WQAD |date=February 23, 2011 |accessdate=April 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430143108/http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-us-rep-bobby-schilling-defends-vote-20110223%2C0%2C7988594.story |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite web |url=http://fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=disH&stateName=IL&congressId=17&election_yr=2010 |title=2010 House and Senate Candidate List |publisher=Federal Election Commission |date=December 31, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.whig.com/story/news/Hare---amp--amp-amp--Schilling-101010 |title=Election 2010: Fueled by growing voter anger, Schilling trying to unseat Hare |author=Wilson, Doug |work=Quincy Herald Whig |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022003246/http://www.whig.com/story/news/Hare---amp--amp-amp--Schilling-101010 |archive-date=October 22, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.state.il.us/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GE&ElectionID=29&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=5179&QueryType=Office&|title=Ballots cast, General election – 17th Congress|date=November 2, 2010|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|accessdate=February 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129163532/http://www.elections.state.il.us/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GE&ElectionID=29&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=5179&QueryType=Office&|archive-date=January 29, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

{{cite news|author=Tibbetts, Ed |url=http://www.herald-review.com/news/local/article_6856367e-2e8b-11e0-aa3c-001cc4c03286.html |title=PACs pay most of Schilling's campaign debt |publisher=Herald-Review |date=February 2, 2011 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news |author=Wilson, Doug |date=December 29, 2010 |url=http://www3.whig.com/whig/blogs/politicalblog/2010/12/bobby-schilling-hires-chief-of-staff-others |title=Bobby Schilling hires chief of staff, others |work=Doug Wilson's Political Blog |publisher=Quincy Herald Whig |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718040121/http://www3.whig.com/whig/blogs/politicalblog/2010/12/bobby-schilling-hires-chief-of-staff-others |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news|last=Weisman |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704464704575208584019190858?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_PoliticsNCampaign_4 |title=Obama Hits Road to Prop Up Support |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=April 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|author=Clifford, Catherine |url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/01/07/smallbusiness/Schilling_small_business_Congress/ |title=Pizza man Bobby Schilling hopes to fix Congress |work=CNN Money|date=January 7, 2011 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-05/news/ct-met-illinois-delegation-0106-20110105_1_schilling-family-phil-hare-adam-kinzinger |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116075934/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-05/news/ct-met-illinois-delegation-0106-20110105_1_schilling-family-phil-hare-adam-kinzinger |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2011 |title=Illinois' 5 new GOP congressmen sworn in – Western Illinois' Rep. Bobby Schilling – with his 10 kids in tow – proves the center of attention|author=Skiba, Katherine|work=Chicago Tribune |date=January 5, 2011 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|author=Riopell, Mike |url=http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_baf2814c-1ab6-11df-bd32-001cc4c002e0.html |title=Hare: Keep moving on health care |publisher=QC Times |date=February 15, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|last=Tiron |first=Roxana |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-16/u-s-house-votes-to-kill-f-35-backup-engine-from-ge-rolls-with-funds-cut.html |title=U.S. House Votes to Kill GE Engine for F-35 Fighter |newspaper=Bloomberg |publisher=Bloomberg |date=February 16, 2011 |accessdate=April 8, 2011}}

{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Zachary Oren|title=Republican Bobby Schilling joins the race for Iowa's 2nd|date=July 8, 2019|newspaper=Iowa Press Citizen|accessdate=May 5, 2020|url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2019/07/08/republican-bobby-schilling-joins-race-iowas-2nd/1547417001/}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/newsnow/x105404038/Mitt-Romney-Endorses-Bobby-Schilling-for-Congress |title=Mitt Romney Endorses Bobby Schilling for Congress |location=Aledo, Illinois |publisher=Aledo Times Record |date=September 24, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307204419/http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/newsnow/x105404038/Mitt-Romney-Endorses-Bobby-Schilling-for-Congress |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/12/cnn-100-gop-newcomer-hopes-slow-and-steady-enough-to-defeat-hare/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914021314/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/12/cnn-100-gop-newcomer-hopes-slow-and-steady-enough-to-defeat-hare/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 14, 2010 |title=CNN 100: GOP newcomer hopes slow and steady wins race against Hare |work=CNN Political Ticker |publisher=CNN |date=September 12, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news |last=Timmons |first=Eric |url=http://www.galesburg.com/features/x1143335309/Hare-Schilling-offer-voters-distinct-choices |title=Hare, Schilling, offer voters distinct choices |location=Galesburg, Illinois |work=The Register-Mail |date=June 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114032452/http://www.galesburg.com/features/x1143335309/Hare-Schilling-offer-voters-distinct-choices |archive-date=January 14, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/01/24/the-pro-life-freshmen-on-the-march.aspx |title=Weigel : The Pro-Life Freshmen on the March |author=Weigel, David |work=Slate |date=January 24, 2011 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125175105/http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/01/24/the-pro-life-freshmen-on-the-march.aspx |archive-date=January 25, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vote-2010-politics-rookies-pizza-parlor-halls-congress/story?id=11863095&page=2|author=ABC News staff reporter |title=From Pizza Parlor to Power Player -Republican Bobby Schilling Is an Unlikely Candidate for Congress|work=ABC News |date=October 13, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite press release|url=http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=464757 |title=Schilling files paperwork to run for 17th District Congressional Seat|work=Press release submitted by Bobby Schilling Campaign |publisher=Quad Cities Online |date=October 30, 2009 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|last=Helliker |first=Kevin |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303891804575576561240072540 |title=Pizza-Place Owner Hopes to Flip Democratic District |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|author= Tibbetts, Ed |url=http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/article_df034690-2622-11de-a22c-001cc4c002e0.html |title=Pizza shop owner Bobby Schilling to challenge Phil Hare |work=QC Times |date=April 11, 2009 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|url=http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=474239 |title=Schilling pledges to serve only 8 years|author=Turner, Jonathan |work=Quad Cities Online |date=January 6, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.thezephyr.com/schilling1.htm|publisher=The Zephyr|author=Kroll, Mike|title=Politics, pizza and promises|date=December 31, 2009|accessdate=February 14, 2011|location=Galesburg, Illinois}}

{{cite news |last=Tibbetts |first=Ed |url=http://campaigntrail.qctimes.com/?p=2697 |title=On the Campaign Trail with Ed Tibbetts |work=QC Times |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010171311/http://campaigntrail.qctimes.com/?p=2697 |archive-date=October 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news|url=http://www.whig.com/story/news/Roger-K--Davis-120609|title=Quincy man seeks 17th District seat as Green Party candidate|author=Wilson, Doug|work=Quincy Herald Whig|location=Quincy, Illinois|date=December 6, 2009|accessdate=February 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718040121/http://www.whig.com/story/news/Roger-K--Davis-120609|archive-date=July 18, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

{{cite news|last=Brown |first=Theresa |url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/illinois/17 |title=Illinois 17th District Race Profile – Election 2010 |work=The New York Times |date=December 10, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-IL-17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731034735/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-IL-17 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |title=Race Detail Display Page : Roll Call |publisher=CQ Politics |date=February 10, 2011 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 }}

{{cite news|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/house/il/illinois_17th_district_schilling_vs_hare-1458.html |title=Election 2010 – Illinois 17th District – Schilling vs. Hare |publisher=Real Clear Politics |date=March 18, 2010 |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wium/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1506409 |title= Schilling Running for 17th District Congressional Seat |date=May 15, 2009 |work=WIUM|publisher=Tri States Public Radio |accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/primary-32723-candidates-congressional.html |title=State, congressional candidates set for primary |location=Alton, Illinois |author=Staff reporters |work=The Telegraph |date=November 4, 2009 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104233758/http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/primary-32723-candidates-congressional.html |archive-date=November 4, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news|url=http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2010/10/07/r_hpugrhiktugyxamhdcnqmw/index.xml|title=Bobby Schilling for 17th House|author=SVN Editorial Board|date=October 7, 2010|accessdate=February 14, 2011}}

{{cite news |last=Timmons |first=Eric |url=http://www.galesburg.com/news/x342391525/Bobby-Schilling-takes-fight-to-Hare |title=Bobby Schilling takes fight to Hare |location=Galesburg, Illinois |work=The Register-Mail |date=May 11, 2009 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711063540/http://www.galesburg.com/news/x342391525/Bobby-Schilling-takes-fight-to-Hare |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news |author=Stone, Andrea |url=http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/09/why-did-26-republicans-vote-against-extending-the-patriot-act/ |title=Why Did 26 Republicans Vote Against Extending the Patriot Act? |publisher=AOL News |date=February 9, 2011 |accessdate=February 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213022943/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/09/why-did-26-republicans-vote-against-extending-the-patriot-act/ |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

{{cite news |last=McArdle |first=John |url=http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/09/nrcc-to-add-18-new-young-guns.html |title=NRCC to Add 18 New Young Guns Thursday |work=The Eye CQ Politics |publisher=CQ Politics |date=September 15, 2010 |accessdate=2011-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008012445/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com//eyeon2010//2010//09//nrcc-to-add-18-new-young-guns.html |archive-date=October 8, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

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