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Illinois

Cadfael

(1,342 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:57 PM Oct 2013

How did your representative vote in this final shutdown vote?

Amazingly (to me, at least) Roskam (IL-6) voted yea. I'd have put big money on the opposite vote from that particular individual.

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How did your representative vote in this final shutdown vote? (Original Post) Cadfael Oct 2013 OP

i read where kinzinger in the 16th voted yes madrchsod Oct 2013 #1

My Republican Rep voted yea SoutherDem Oct 2013 #2

I'm amazed. Roskam is my rep to (so to speak). hedda_foil Oct 2013 #3

My Rep., Bill Enyart, voted 'yea'. n/t ColesCountyDem Oct 2013 #4

Danny Davis voted yes. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2013 #5

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

1. i read where kinzinger in the 16th voted yes

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:25 PM

Oct 2013

he has a tea bagger who is going to challenge him in the upcoming election

the state democratic party decided not to support anyone to run against him and i doubt they will this next election.

SoutherDem

(2,307 posts)

2. My Republican Rep voted yea

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:55 PM

Oct 2013

but then again he already said he wasn't running again.

hedda_foil

(16,691 posts)

3. I'm amazed. Roskam is my rep to (so to speak).

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 12:31 AM

Oct 2013

He's an ALEC member, you know.

ColesCountyDem

(6,944 posts)

4. My Rep., Bill Enyart, voted 'yea'. n/t

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 04:29 PM

Oct 2013

greatauntoftriplets

(177,494 posts)

5. Danny Davis voted yes.

Reply to Cadfael (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:27 PM

Oct 2013

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