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|name=Mark Kirk | |name=Mark Kirk | ||
|image=000markkirk.jpg | |image=000markkirk.jpg | ||
|party=[[Republican]] | |party=[[Republican]] | ||
| − | |spouse=Kimberly Vertolli | + | |spouse=Kimberly Vertolli (divorced) |
|religion=United Church of Christ | |religion=United Church of Christ | ||
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| + | |state=Illinois | ||
| + | |terms=November 29, 2010 – Present | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Roland Burris]] | ||
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{{Officeholder/representative | {{Officeholder/representative | ||
|state=Illinois | |state=Illinois | ||
|district=10th | |district=10th | ||
| − | |terms=January 3, 2001 | + | |terms=January 3, 2001 – November 29, 2010 |
|preceded=John Porter | |preceded=John Porter | ||
|former=n | |former=n | ||
| − | |succeeded= | + | |succeeded=[[Robert Dold]] |
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| − | Kirk is a member of the | + | '''Mark Steven Kirk''' (born September 15, 1959) is the junior United States Senator from [[Illinois]], having won the Senate seat once held by [[President Obama]]. A [[Republican]], previously he represented [[Illinois]]'s 10th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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| + | In the House, Kirk was a member of the Appropriations Committee. Previously he was a Naval Reserve intelligence officer and served during conflicts in [[Afghanistan]], [[Iraq]], [[Haiti]], and [[Bosnia]]. Kirk has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 86% of the time during the current [[Congress]]. <ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/k000360/</ref> A [[moderate Republican]], he received a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] and an 82% rating from the [[League of Conservation Voters]]. <ref>http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=33502&type=category&category=30&go.x=8&go.y=15</ref> Kirk describes himself as someone who works to advance a suburban agenda that is | ||
pro-defense, pro-personal responsibility, pro-[[environment]], and pro-[[science]]. <ref>http://www.kirkforsenate.com/?q=about</ref> He was one of only eight House Republicans who voted for the [[cap and trade]] climate legislation. Kirk voted against the 2009 economic stimulus package. | pro-defense, pro-personal responsibility, pro-[[environment]], and pro-[[science]]. <ref>http://www.kirkforsenate.com/?q=about</ref> He was one of only eight House Republicans who voted for the [[cap and trade]] climate legislation. Kirk voted against the 2009 economic stimulus package. | ||
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[[Category:United States Representatives]] | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | ||
[[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]] | [[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]] | ||
Revision as of 15:39, November 30, 2010
| Mark Kirk | |||
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| U.S. Senator from Illinois From: November 29, 2010 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | Roland Burris | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Representative from Illinois's 10th Congressional District From: January 3, 2001 – November 29, 2010 | |||
| Predecessor | John Porter | ||
| Successor | Robert Dold | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Kimberly Vertolli (divorced) | ||
| Religion | United Church of Christ | ||
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois, having won the Senate seat once held by President Obama. A Republican, previously he represented Illinois's 10th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In the House, Kirk was a member of the Appropriations Committee. Previously he was a Naval Reserve intelligence officer and served during conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, and Bosnia. Kirk has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 86% of the time during the current Congress. [1] A moderate Republican, he received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and an 82% rating from the League of Conservation Voters. [2] Kirk describes himself as someone who works to advance a suburban agenda that is pro-defense, pro-personal responsibility, pro-environment, and pro-science. [3] He was one of only eight House Republicans who voted for the cap and trade climate legislation. Kirk voted against the 2009 economic stimulus package.