Bobby Schilling
| Bobby Schilling | |
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Official portrait, 2011
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Phil Hare |
| Succeeded by | Cheri Bustos |
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| Born |
Robert Todd Schilling January 23, 1964 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Christie Schilling |
| Children | Ten |
| Residence | Colona, Illinois |
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Alleman High School Black Hawk College |
| Occupation | Restaurant owner, former union official |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | schilling |
Robert Todd "Bobby" Schilling (born January 23, 1964) is a former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2013. Schilling is a member of the Republican Party. Schilling challenged incumbent Democrat Phil Hare in the 2010 election and defeated him by ten points. In the 2012 election, he was defeated by Democrat Cheri Bustos. In 2014, he ran for his former seat, but lost again to Bustos.
Schilling was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois. He graduated from Alleman Catholic High School and attended Black Hawk College.
Schilling worked at Container Corporation of America between 1983 and 1987 and was a union steward for the local chapter of the United Paper Workers International Union. He then worked as an insurance agent for Prudential Insurance Company between 1987 and 1995, where he was ranked in the top 5% of all Prudential agents during his last year. He was also the treasurer for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union for four of those years.
In 1996, he and his wife opened Saint Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza in Moline, Illinois; the restaurant is still owned by the family and Schilling ran the restaurant until taking office, when he left his son in charge. According to public personal financial disclosures, Schilling's restaurant has dropped in value from a range of $100,000 to $250,000 down to between $50,000–$100,000. Schilling's son and campaign manager Terry Schilling said, "The real estate market has really taken a hit in East Moline. It just goes to show that Bobby Schilling has a real stake in this economy."
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