John Shimkus Politician

John Mondy Shimkus (born February 21, 1958) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 15th congressional district, since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district was numbered as the 20th from 1997 to 2003 and the 19th from 2003 to 2013.The district includes much of the southern portion of the state, taking in part of Springfield and a portion of the Metro-East, which is the Illinois side of the St. Louis area.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 21, 1958
Birth name	John Mondy Shimkus
Birth place	Collinsville Illinois
Religion	Lutheranism
Residence	Collinsville Illinois
Education	United States Military Academy Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Concordia University (California)

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military branch	United States Army
military rank	Lieutenant colonel
party	Republican Party (United States)
region	Illinois's 19th congressional district Illinois's 20th congressional district Illinois's 15th congressional district
service start	1980
service end	1980