John Shadegg

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John Barden Shadegg (born October 22 1949), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/az03_109.gif map]). The district, numbered as the 4th District before the 2000 Census, includes much of northern Phoenix.Shadegg is the son of Steve Shadegg of Arizona, who managed Barry Goldwater's 1952 and 1958 U.S. Senate races and organized the Draft Goldwater movement in the 1964 presidential campaign. Steve Shadegg did not, however, manage Goldwater's general election campaign in 1964.John Shadegg was born in Phoenix, 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 1991–1992, special assistant attorney general in the State of Arizona 1983–1990, and an adviser to the United States Sentencing Commission before entering the House.Shadegg is married to the former Shirley Leuck; they have a son and a daughter. The Shadeggs are Episcopalian.Shadegg entered the Republican primary for the 4th District after four-term incumbent Jon Kyl made what turned out to be a successful run for the United States Senate. He won a four-way primary with 43 percent of the vote, and breezed to victory in November. He has been reelected six times.Shadegg was recently elected Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, the fifth-ranking position in the House Leadership below the Majority Leader. He was the only member of the Republican Class of 1994 serving in leadership until resigning the post to run for Majority Leader in January 2006.From 2000 to 2002, Congressman Shadegg served as chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a group of conservative House Republicans.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. Shadegg received the support of the National Review, the Club for Growth, the Arizona Republic, and the blog ''RedState''. 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 ran for House Minority Whip following the loss of Republican control of the House in November 2006, losing to Blunt.In 2006, the Democrats nominated Herb Paine, who barely defeated his Democrat primary opponent, to face Shadegg in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) Shadegg easily retained his seat with nearly 60% of the vote.Shadegg announced on February 11, 2008 that he would not run for an eighth term, saying that he wanted to "seek a new challenge in a different venue to advance the cause of freedom." However, Shadegg retracted the statement on February 21, and announced he would seek reelection. Over 140 Republicans in Congress signed a letter asking Shadegg to keep his seat. Although it was speculated that he would run for the United States Senate if John McCain becomes president, Shadegg had expressed his intention to leave public life and return to the private sector before changing his mind. Shadegg will face Democratic candidate Bob Lord in the 2008 election.Shadegg is a free-market conservative. Shadegg opposed a house budget resolution that would increase taxes in 2007. Citizens Against Government Waste considered him a "Taxpayer Hero". National Taxpayers Union considered him a "Taxpayer Friend" in 2006. In 2007, he opposed several bills to set a deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq. Shadegg voted against the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, which increased the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour. Shadegg voted for a bill to build a 700-mile fence along the border between the United States and Mexico (Secure Fence Act of 2006). In 2005, Shadegg voted against a bill to create a flag-burning amendment to the Constitution.Shadegg is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he cosponsored H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04411: Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4411] and H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.[ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.04777: Thomas (Library of Congress): HR 4777] Poker rights blogger Rich Muny, a board member of the one-million member Poker Players Alliance, rated Shadegg "F" on support for poker rights[http://theengineer.pokerplayersalliance.org/congress-and-internet-poker-rights TheEngineer's Blog: Congress and Internet Poker Rights, July 10, 2008]. Muny also included him on his "Leach List"[http://theengineer.pokerplayersalliance.org/the-leach-list TheEngineer's Blog: The Leach List, July 26, 2008][http://theleachlist.blogspot.com The Leach List, July 26, 2008] -- a list of anti-poker Representatives who are projected to be in tough reelection fights in 2008 (named for former Iowa GOP Rep. Jim Leach, sponsor of numerous efforts to ban online poker).{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"|+ : Results 1994–2000!|Year!!|Democrat!|Votes!|Pct!!|Republican!|Votes!|Pct!!|3rd Party!|Party!|Votes!|Pct!!|3rd Party!|Party!|Votes!|Pct!|-|1994|| |Carol Cure| align="right" |69,760| |36%|| || align="right" |116,714| |60%|| |Mark Yannone| |Libertarian| align="right" |7,428| align="right" |4%|||||||-|1996|| || align="right" |74,857| |33%|| |John B. Shadegg| align="right" |150,486| |67%||||||||||||-|1998|| |Eric Ehst| align="right" |49,538| |31%|| |John B. Shadegg| align="right" |102,722| |65%|| |Ernest Hancock| |Libertarian| align="right" |3,805| align="right" |2%|| |Doug Quelland| |Independent| align="right" |2,757| align="right" |2%||-|2000|| |Ben Jankowski| align="right" |71,803| |33%|| |John B. Shadegg| align="right" |140,396| |64%|| |Ernest Hancock| |Libertarian| align="right" |7,298| align="right" |3%||||||{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"|+ : Results 2002–2006!|Year!!|Democrat!|Votes!|Pct!!|Republican!|Votes!|Pct!!|3rd Party!|Party!|Votes!|Pct!|-|2002|| |Charles Hill| align="right" |47,173| |30%|| || align="right" |104,847| |67%|| |Mark Yannone| |Libertarian| align="right" |3,731| align="right" |2%||-|2004|| |''(no candidate)''| align="right" || ||| |John B. Shadegg| align="right" |181,012| |80%|| |Mark Yannone| |Libertarian| align="right" |44,962| align="right" |20%||-|2006|| |Herb Paine| align="right" |72,586| |38%|| |John B. Shadegg| align="right" |112,519| |59%|| |Mark Yannone| |Libertarian| align="right" |4,744| align="right" |2%|*United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2008*[http://johnshadegg.house.gov/ U.S. Congressman John Shadegg] official House site**[http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/can_detail/H4AZ04016 Federal Election Commission — John B. Shadegg] campaign finance reports and data*[http://www.ontheissues.org/House/John_Shadegg.htm On the Issues — John Shadegg] issue positions and quotes*[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00006425 OpenSecrets.org — John Shadegg] campaign contributions*[http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=CNIP8155 Project Vote Smart — Representative John B. Shadegg (AZ)] profile*[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Shadegg SourceWatch Congresspedia — John Shadegg] profile*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/s000275/ Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: John Shadegg] voting record*[http://www.johnshadegg.com/ John Shadegg for Congress] official campaign site

December 19, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The government should issue vouchers for private school tuition. Shadegg supports allowing parents to use vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school

December 2, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved There are persuasive non-religious reasons for prohibiting abortions. Our nation was founded upon the belief that all men, regardless of status, are entitled to the most precious of rights: the right to life

November 10, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved Internet gambling should be banned. Passing the ban on Internet gambling sends a clear signal that the era of Jack Abramoff’s influence is over

October 31, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved Mark-to-market accounting should be suspended. "The correct plan should suspend the 'Mark to Market' rule immediately."

September 15, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The U.S. should pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. This bill would have been a demonstration of friendship; instead it became a blatant display of unreliability

September 12, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The No Child Left Behind Act should not be reauthorized. Congressman Shadegg voted against the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) bill because it took the wrong approach to improving our nation's education system

September 11, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The government should not provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. We do not believe that hardworking American taxpayers who neither borrowed money they couldn't repay, nor lent or encouraged people to take out loans they couldn't afford, should pay to fix this crisis

August 21, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The Fairness Doctrine should not be reinstated. Cosponser of H.R. 2905 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007

July 31, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The U.S. should not set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq. Shadegg voted against a timetable.

July 22, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The District of Columbia should not have a seat in Congress. Shadegg voted against the D.C. House Voting Rights Act

July 21, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The federal government should not subsidize the creation of new stem cell lines. Shadegg voted against the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007

June 30, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved Congress should lift the ban on offshore oil drilling. Shadegg co-sponsored the Deep Ocean Energy Resources bill.

June 24, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved Life begins at conception. Cosponser H.R.618 Right to Life Act

May 30, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved The U.S. should increase the cap on visas for skilled workers. Shadegg supported expansion of visa cap.

April 11, 2008

an opinion of John Shadegg was approved Fantasy sports should not be classified as gambling. UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2006

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