John Shadegg
John Barden Shadegg, a Republican, has represented the 3rd District of Arizona (map) in the United States House of Representatives since 1995.
Bio
Shadegg was born October 22, 1949 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was educated at the University of Arizona B.A. 1972 J.D. 1975, served in the Arizona Air National Guard from 1969 to 1975, and was a lawyer, a special counsel to the Arizona state House Republican caucus from 1991-1992, special assistant attorney general in the State of Arizona 1983-1990, and an advisor to the United States Sentencing Commission before entering the House.
He has established a reputation in Congress as a leading advocate for reduced government spending, federal tax relief, and the re-establishment of state and individual rights.
Shadegg was recently elected Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, the fifth-ranking position in the House Leadership below the Majority Leader. He is the only member of the Republican Class of 1994 currently serving in leadership. He was a key player on the leadership team of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
Shadegg claims to have never met DeLay associate and lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In 2005, he did return US$ 6,900 he received from parties linked to Abramoff. [1] Shadegg explained that he accepted through a former associate who, unbeknownst to him, had become affiliated with Abramoff. [2]
From 2000 to 2002, Congressman Shadegg served as chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative organization in the U.S. House of Representatives. Under Shadegg's leadership, the organization grew from 40 to more than 70 members, and became the most influential and respected force in the U.S. House shaping conservative policy for the country.
On January 13, 2006 Shadegg officially joined the race for the House Majority Leader as a compromise alternative candidate to Representatives Roy Blunt and John Boehner. On Feb. 2, after Shadegg came third in the first ballot, his supporters switched to second place Boehner, ensuring Boehner's election on the second ballot. Shadegg is also the son of Steve Shadegg of Arizona, 1964 campaign manager for Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater.
2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Herb Paine to face Shadegg in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [3] Shadegg easily retained his seat with nearly 60% of the vote.
Meet the Cash Constituents
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Controversy
Term limits
When Shadegg was first elected as part of the "Republican revolution" in 1994, he supported the application of term limits to all members of Congress. However, after the limits were struck down on constitutional grounds, Shadegg ran again and won election for a sixth term in 2004. [4]
Constituent memo
On June 12, 2006, Shadegg sent reelection supporters an opinion piece on the federal investigation surrounding House Appropriations Committee chairman Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.). He wrote, “The debate continues on earmark reform … and, in my ongoing effort to illustrate the potential for abuse in the congressional spending process, created by unlimited earmarks, you may find the following commentary by John Fund at the Wall Street Journal informative.” The piece which Shadegg referred to condenses newspaper reports concerning the relationship of Lewis to a political action committee run by his stepdaughter (Small Biz Tech PACand) and the lobbying firm of Bill Lowery (Copeland Lowery Jacquez Denton & White), a close friend and former colleague. [5]
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
- Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
- Subcommittee on Health
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
- Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
- Subcommittee on Health
Coalitions and Caucuses
- Chair, House Republican Policy Committee, 2005-present
- Chair, Republican Study Committee, 2000-2002
- Special Counsel, Arizona House Republican Caucus, 1991-1992
- Chair, 'It's Time' Anti-Tax Initiative
Boards and other Affiliations
- Board Member, Arizona State University Law Society
- Vestry, Christ Church of the Ascension
- Former President, Crime Victim Foundation
- Founding Member, Friends of Lake Powell
- Founding Director, Goldwater Institute for Public Policy
- Former Chair, Juvenile Justice Advisory Board
- Advisory Board, Salvation Army
- Victim's Bill of Rights Task Force.
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on John Shadegg. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Articles and Resources
Resources
- Official website
- Technorati Search: John Shadegg
- Google News Search: John Shadegg
- Yahoo! News Search: John Shadegg
- Power Trips: How much did John Shadegg Travel?
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
Articles
- Billy House and John Kamman, "Shadegg Gets Rid of Tribal Donations", Arizona Republic, Jan. 12, 2006.
- Jacob Weisberg, "Term Limit Traitors", Slate, Apr. 18, 1998.
- Patrick O'Connor, "Shadegg’s Memo Stokes Fight on Pork," The Hill, June 13, 2006.