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John M Shimkus
United States House of Representatives (Congress)
Political Campaign Contributions
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'12 Election Cycle


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Candidate NameJohn M Shimkus
Contributions Received
(click on $ amounts for details)
$2,095,431 Total Money Receipts
$383,119 From Individuals
(Amounts over $200)
$1,585,233 From Political Action Committees
$0 From Indian Tribes
$0Self-Funded
Office Running ForUnited States House of Representatives (Congress)
StateIllinois (IL)
PartyRepublican
Election Year'12
District15
Campaign AddressPO BOX 661
COLLINSVILLE, IL  622340661
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Campaign Contribution Totals/Summary as of 11/26/2012
Category$ Dollar Amount
Cash on Hand$1,015,432
Total Money Receipts$2,095,431
Total Individual Contributions$494,572
Total Disbursements$2,218,182
Loans From Candidate$0
Other Loans$0
Candidate Loan Repayments$0
Debts Owed By$0
Refunds to Individuals$0
Refunds to Committees$0
Contributions from Other Political Committees$1,580,190
Contributions from Party Committees$200

Contributions From Individuals by State (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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StateContribution
Count
Contribution
$ Amount
Percent
of Total
Illinois 253$185,86048.51%
Virginia 44$35,2009.19%
West Virginia 27$34,0008.87%
Ohio 37$33,8598.84%
Pennsylvania 22$22,4505.86%
District Of Columbia 31$17,8004.65%
Kentucky 14$11,8503.09%
Missouri 16$11,7503.07%
Indiana 6$5,3501.40%
Maryland 8$4,5001.17%
Utah 8$4,3001.12%
North Carolina 2$3,0000.78%
California 1$2,5000.65%
Iowa 3$2,0000.52%
Florida 3$1,2500.33%
Georgia 2$1,0000.26%
Alabama 2$1,0000.26%
Idaho 1$1,0000.26%
Kansas 2$1,0000.26%
Tennessee 2$1,0000.26%
Minnesota 2$7500.20%
Louisiana 1$5000.13%
Washington 2$5000.13%
New York 1$4500.12%
New Jersey 1$2500.07%

Contributions From Poltical Action Committees
Committee Interest Group TypeContribution
Count
Contribution
$ Amount
Percent
of Total
Corporation578$847,599 53.47%
Labor33$68,000 4.29%
Non-Connected124$191,279 12.07%
Trade/Memership/Health210$357,299 22.54%
Cooperative12$22,500 1.42%
Corp.w/o Capital Stock13$19,000 1.20%
Other34$79,556 5.02%
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Contributions From Indian Tribes
Indian Tribe/
Location
Contribution
$ Amount
Primary/
General
Date
None Yet Reported/Available

Top 150 Donors/Individual Financial Contributors (contribution amounts of $200 or more)

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Name/
Location
Employer/
Occupation
Contribution
$ Amount
Primary/
General
Date
EUSTACE, ROBERT
MENLO PARK, CA
94025
Google Inc/Senior Vice President$2,500 P05/11/2011
MOORE, WALTER K
MCLEAN, VA
22101
American Chemistry Council/Vp - Federal Affairs$2,500 P07/25/2011
MESTEMACHER, MARK
EDWARDSVILLE, IL
62025
Self/Ceres Consulting$2,500 P08/20/2011
BAUGHAN, ROGER
MOORESVILLE, NC
28117
The Baughan Group/Executive$2,500 P10/01/2011
ZINKAN, JAMES
SOLON, OH
44139
Zinkan Enterprises/Owner$2,500 P10/21/2011
KOHUT, PETER
SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OH
43950
Larrol Supply, Inc./Owner$2,500 P10/27/2011
WALLACE, DAVID
WEST FRANKFORT, IL
62896
Wallace Electric/Owner$2,500 P10/27/2011
CUSHMAN, THOMAS
BECKLEY, WV
25801
Phillips Machine Service/President$2,500 G10/28/2011
CUSHMAN, THOMAS
BECKLEY, WV
25801
Phillips Machine Service/President$2,500 P10/28/2011
PHILLIPS, JACK R
BECKLEY, WV
25801
Phillips Machine Services/Owner$2,500 G10/28/2011
PHILLIPS, JACK R
BECKLEY, WV
25801
Phillips Machine Services/Owner$2,500 P10/28/2011
RICE, MATTHEW
HARRISBURG, IL
62846
Date Mining/Ownder$2,500 G10/28/2011
RICE, MATTHEW
HARRISBURG, IL
62846
Date Mining/Ownder$2,500 P10/28/2011
WALLACE, J. SCOTT
WEST FRANKFORT, IL
62896
Wallace Electrical/Owner$2,500 P10/28/2011
RESCHINI, JOSHEPH R
INDIANA, PA
15701
The Reschini Group/Owner$2,500 P10/31/2011
RESCHINI, JOSHEPH R
INDIANA, PA
15701
The Reschini Group/Owner$2,500 G10/31/2011
CAUDILL, JESSIE
SACRAMENTO, KY
42372
Kentucky Rivers/Self Employed$2,500 G11/01/2011
CAUDILL, JESSIE
SACRAMENTO, KY
42372
Kentucky Rivers/Self Employed$2,500 P11/01/2011
LEWIS, WILLIAM
BURNT PRAIRIE, IL
62820
Lewis Scrap Metal/Owner$2,500 P11/02/2011
SIMMS, SUSAN E
GIBSONIA, PA
15044
West Penn Allegheny Health/Registered Nurse$2,500 P11/03/2011
FALBO, TOM
MONTGOMERY, WV
25136
Montgomery Equipment/Owner$2,500 G11/06/2011
FALBO, TOM
MONTGOMERY, WV
25136
Montgomery Equipment/Owner$2,500 P11/06/2011
MURRAY, ROBERT E
CHAGRIN FALLS, OH
44022
Murray Engergy Corp/Owner$2,500 P11/07/2011
BURTIS, MELISSA G
CARMI, IL
62821
Cardinal Main/Co-Owner$2,500 P11/08/2011
HEFTER, STEVE
HIGHLAND PARK, IL
60035
Morgan Stanley/Partner$2,500 P11/17/2011
MORGAN, JUDITH
DEERFIELD, IL
60015
Self/Homemaker$2,500 P12/02/2011
MORGAN, JUDITH
DEERFIELD, IL
60015
Self/Homemaker$2,500 G12/02/2011
MORGAN, MICHAEL
DEERFIELD, IL
60015
Julien J. Studley, Inc/Commercial Real Estate$2,500 P12/02/2011
MORGAN, MICHAEL
DEERFIELD, IL
60015
Julien J. Studley, Inc/Commercial Real Estate$2,500 G12/02/2011
FORSYTHE, GERALD R
BARRINGTON, IL
60011
Indeck Energy Services/Chairman And Ceo$2,500 G01/24/2012
FORSYTHE, GERALD R
BARRINGTON, IL
60011
Indeck Energy Services/Chairman And Ceo$2,500 P01/24/2012
FORSYTHE, JEAN
BARRINGTON, IL
60011
Self/Homemaker$2,500 G01/24/2012
FORSYTHE, JEAN
BARRINGTON, IL
60011
Self/Homemaker$2,500 P01/24/2012
LABKON, MARK
CHICAGO, IL
60614
General Iron Industries/Executive/Executive$2,500 P03/07/2012
MESTEMACHER, MARK
EDWARDSVILLE, IL
62025
Self/Ceres Consulting$2,500 G05/15/2012
BRUNER, JAMES
JACKSONVILLE, IL
62650
United Contractors Midwest/President$2,500 G07/12/2012
BROWN, GREGORY
BARRINGTON, IL
60010
Motorola Solutions/Chairman And Ceo$2,500 G08/08/2012
PLUMMER, ROBERT
EDWARDSVILLE, IL
62025
R.P. Lumber/Owner$2,475 P01/01/2012
SCHMIDT, ERIC
SAINT JACOB, IL
62281
Progressive Voice & Data, Inc./Manager$2,400 P05/05/2011
BERKMAN, LOUIS
STEUBENVILLE, OH
43952
Industrial Supplies Company/Self Employed$2,400 P10/19/2011
HAYHURST, JAMES W
WHEELING, WV
26003
D.S.C/Contractor$2,400 P10/31/2011
PUSKARICH, THOMAS L
WELLSBURG, WV
26070
David Stanley Consultants/C.F.O.$2,400 P11/01/2011
PERL, SANFORD
GLENCOE, IL
60022
Kirkland And Ellis Up/Attorney$2,400 P12/01/2011
CAMPBELL, PAUL
CHILHOWIE, VA
24319
Longwall Associates, Inc./Manager$2,200 P10/31/2011
MORGAN, ROBERT
PARIS, IL
61944
Morgan Manufacturing/Owner$2,100 G10/23/2012
BRUNER, JAMES
JACKSONVILLE, IL
62650
United Contractors Midwest/President$2,000 P05/16/2011
ADORJAN, MICHAEL
SAINT LOUIS, MO
63119
The Mine Supply Co/President$2,000 P10/28/2011
BOSTON, ART
CLARINGTON, OH
43915
D.O.V.E.S. Llc/Owner$2,000 P11/02/2011
SCHWABEN, CHARLES P
WOODSFIELD, OH
43793
D.O.V.E.S., Llc/General Manager$2,000 P11/02/2011
DUBIEL, PATRICK
BELMONT, OH
43718
Rm Wilson Co/Sales Manager$2,000 P11/04/2011
WATSON, JAMES CRAIG
FAYETTE CITY, PA
15438
Global Mine Service & Recon Co/President$2,000 P11/07/2011
OELZE, MARION
NASHVILLE, IL
62263
Bits Of Gold Jewelry/Owner$2,000 P11/22/2011
IRVINE, CHRISTOPHER R
FRANKFORT, IL
60423
Metal Recycling Systems/General Manager$2,000 P01/10/2012
COZZI, FRANK
BURR RIDGE, IL
60527
Cozzi Enterprises/Executive/Executive$2,000 P03/07/2012
MERVIS, MICHAEL
CARMEL, IN
46032
Mervis Industries/Recycler/Recycler$2,000 P03/14/2012
RAYDER, MARK
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22309
Alston & Bird, Llp/Senior Policy Advisor$2,000 P06/19/2012
OELZE, MARION
NASHVILLE, IL
62263
Bits Of Gold Jewelry/Owner$2,000 G10/09/2012
HELBIG, COURTLAND
MORGANTOWN, WV
26508
Pioneer Conveyer/President$1,750 P10/25/2011
MURRAY, ROBERT E
CHAGRIN FALLS, OH
44022
Murray Engergy Corp/Owner$1,581 G11/07/2011
TRYSLA, TIMOTHY
WASHINGTON, DC
20007
Alston & Bird/Attorney$1,500 P02/18/2011
RAYDER, MARK
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22309
Alston And Bird Llp/Sr. Policy Advisor$1,500 P02/23/2011
KOPEC, JOHN
WEST FRANKFORT, IL
62896
K&E Technical, Inc./Owner$1,500 P10/31/2011
DUFFY, DAVID
WINTERSVILLE, OH
43953
Duffy Eq Co Inc,/Bus Owner$1,500 P11/03/2011
WHITE, ANDY D
MC LEANSBORO, IL
62859
Southern Fs/Fuel Sales$1,500 P11/03/2011
ORR, ROBERT
WEST FRANKFORT, IL
62896
Freedom Material/Owner$1,500 P11/07/2011
BOYKIN, RICHARD
CHICAGO, IL
60680
Barnes And Thornburg Llp/Attorney/Attorney$1,500 G03/23/2012
ANDERSON, JACK
SAINT LOUIS, MO
63124
General Motors/Auto Dealer$1,500 G08/21/2012
GROSSMAN, DAVID
SAINT LOUIS, MO
63119
Grossman Iron And Steel/Executive$1,500 G09/03/2012
LIAUTAUD, GRAZINA
CHICAGO, IL
60611
Self/Homemaker$1,500 G09/20/2012
MOORE, ROBERT D
BELMONT, OH
43718
Murray Energy Corp./Executive Vp And Cfo$1,400 P11/04/2011
ALLEN, ROGER
DAHLGREN, IL
62828
Allen Trucking/Owner$1,250 P11/02/2011
ALLEN, RUSSELL
DAHLGREN, IL
62828
Allen Trucking/Owner$1,250 P11/02/2011
LEACH, DIANE
MONONGAHELA, PA
15063
Lone Pine Construction/Civil Engineer$1,250 P11/02/2011
LEACH, REGIS
MONONGAHELA, PA
15063
Lone Pine Construction/Project Manager$1,250 P11/02/2011
STALNAKER, RANDALL L
CLARKSBURG, WV
26301
Quality Hydraulics, Inc/President$1,250 P11/02/2011
WHITESCARVER, JOHN E
GRAFTON, WV
26354
Quality Hydrolics/Owner$1,250 P11/02/2011
HARVEY, GARY
SCENERY HILL, PA
15360
Harvey's Services/Owner$1,200 P10/26/2011
PAYNE, JOHN W
CARTERVILLE, IL
62918
Heartland Rental & Sales,Inc/Executive$1,200 P10/31/2011
SEBULSKY, PHILIP
WHEELING, WV
26003
A. Sebulsky Steel, Inc./President$1,200 P10/31/2011
FORRELLI, JOHN
SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OH
43950
Murray Energy Corp./Mining Engineer$1,200 P11/02/2011
LEMLEY, DONALD A
WAYNESBURG, PA
15370
Nexgen Ind./Executive$1,200 P11/04/2011
DERDERIAN, JAMES
ARLINGTON, VA
22207
Stanton Park Group/Consultant$1,000 P03/15/2011
MICALI, MARK
ARLINGTON, VA
22207
Direct Marketing Assoc/Vice President$1,000 P03/17/2011
FAGEN, SARA TAYLOR
ARLINGTON, VA
22201
Self/Homemaker$1,000 P03/23/2011
ULCH, EDWARD
SOLON, IA
52333
Self/Farmer$1,000 P03/23/2011
BRINKMANN, DARRYL
CARLYLE, IL
62231
Self/Farmer$1,000 P03/30/2011
FERACI, BRENT
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22304
National Biodeisel Board/Vp Federal Affairs$1,000 P03/30/2011
WRIGHT, JOHN
OWENSBORO, KY
42303
Owensboro Grain/Vp Of Strategic Development$1,000 P03/30/2011
HARTMANN, DOUGLAS
COLLINSVILLE, IL
62234
Self/Real Estate Investor$1,000 P04/10/2011
SMITH, JR., GERALD
WINCHESTER, VA
22601
Valley Proteins Inc/President$1,000 P04/10/2011
BONIFAS, ROBERT
AURORA, IL
60505
Alarm Detection Services/Ceo$1,000 P04/18/2011
KNAPHEIDE, HW III
QUINCY, IL
62305
Knapheide Manufacturing Co/Ceo$1,000 P04/18/2011
SMITH, MICHAEL A
WINCHESTER, VA
22602
Valley Proteins Inc/Vice President$1,000 P04/18/2011
KORTE, RALPH
HIGHLAND, IL
62249
Retired/Retired$1,000 P04/21/2011
WEBER, VIN
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22308
Clark And Weinstock/Managing Partner$1,000 P05/05/2011
MACKINNON, JEFFREY
WASHINGTON, DC
20015
Ryan Phillips And Utrecht/Leg. Affairs$1,000 P05/11/2011
JONES, CHRIS
WASHINGTON, DC
20005
Ferguson Strategies Llc/President$1,000 P07/01/2011
WELCH, W. RYAN
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22311
Cfw/Consultant$1,000 P07/19/2011
BASLER, WILLIAM
HIGHLAND, IL
62249
Basler Electric Co./Owner$1,000 P07/28/2011
CALLISON, EDWIN
CHICAGO, IL
60657
Callison Distributing Llc/Owner$1,000 P07/28/2011
KABURICK, JOHN
SALEM, IL
62881
Earl Henderson Trucking/Owner$1,000 P07/28/2011
KNAPHEIDE, HW III
QUINCY, IL
62305
Knapheide Manufacturing Co/Ceo$1,000 P07/28/2011
HARTMANN, DOUGLAS
COLLINSVILLE, IL
62234
Self/Real Estate Investor$1,000 P08/10/2011
MERVIS, LOUIS
DANVILLE, IL
61832
Mervis Industries/President$1,000 P09/12/2011
DAVIS, RANDALL
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22302
Stuntz, Davis And Staffier/Attoney$1,000 P09/13/2011
HOBBS, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22308
Hobbs Group/President$1,000 P09/27/2011
SHAW, RHOD
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22301
Alpine Group/Consultant$1,000 P09/29/2011
FOX, PETER
CHAMPAIGN, IL
61821
Fox Development Corp./Govt Relations$1,000 P10/01/2011
MEMMO, LORETTA
BRIDGEVILLE, PA
15017
Memmo Contracting, Inc./Water Well Driller$1,000 P10/20/2011
CRANE, JEFFREY T
VENETIA, PA
15367
Lewis-Goetz & Co. Inc./Executive$1,000 P10/23/2011
KOONTZ, BETH A
BELLAIRE, OH
43906
Ohio Valley Coal/Coal Miner$1,000 P10/28/2011
HIBBS, DOUGLAS E
MORGANTOWN, WV
26505
Hyden Tools/Company President$1,000 P10/29/2011
CARTER, DOUGLAS M
MORGANTOWN, WV
26508
Swanson Industries/Vice President$1,000 P10/31/2011
HENDRIX, STEVEN
CLAY, KY
42404
Hendrix Electric/Business Owner$1,000 P10/31/2011
MILLER, PAUL
THOMPSONVILLE, IL
62890
Paul Miller Const./Contractor$1,000 P10/31/2011
NELSON, HOWARD
MORGANTOWN, WV
26508
Swanson Industries, Inc./Cfo$1,000 P10/31/2011
SHINER, KENT D
PRICE, UT
84501
Longwall West/Manager$1,000 P10/31/2011
TABAUGH, BRUCE E
LANCASTER, OH
43130
Tabaugh Remodeling Llc/Self Employed$1,000 P10/31/2011
WOISNET, JILL
MORGANTOWN, WV
26508
Swanson Industries, Inc/Vice President$1,000 P10/31/2011
TEETER, MICHAEL J
JOPLIN, MO
64804
Marmic Fire Protection/Sales$1,000 P11/01/2011
CALANDRA, JR., FRANK
PITTSBURGH, PA
15238
Jennmar Corporation/Owner$1,000 P11/02/2011
LEWIS, WILLIAM
BURNT PRAIRIE, IL
62820
Lewis Scrap Metal/Owner$1,000 G11/02/2011
MORRIS, JOE
GALATIA, IL
62935
Morris Excavating/Owner$1,000 P11/02/2011
SMITH, TIMOTHY
FAYETTE CITY, PA
15438
Global Mine Service/Vice President$1,000 P11/03/2011
DOWNEN, STEPHEN H
KARBERS RIDGE, IL
62955
Eagle Valley Trucking/Owner$1,000 P11/04/2011
HOUSEHOLDER, RICK R
CLAY, KY
42404
Custom Engineering/Sales$1,000 P11/04/2011
SHAPIRO, STEVEN A
HIGHLAND PARK, IL
60035
Sf Investments/Investment Manager$1,000 P11/05/2011
MUTZ, GREGORY T
CHICAGO, IL
60606
Amli Residential/Ceo$1,000 P11/14/2011
ROWE, JOHN
CHICAGO, IL
60680
Exelon Corporation/Executive$1,000 P11/17/2011
BEER, MICHAEL
ALEXANDRIA, VA
22315
Williams & Jensen/Govt Relations$1,000 P11/30/2011
HOFFMAN, BERT
LONG GROVE, IL
60047
Lakewood Homes/President$1,000 P11/30/2011
GOLDSTEIN, SCOTT
CHICAGO, IL
60611
Red Star Outdoor, Llc/Self Emplyed$1,000 P12/02/2011
MANONE, DEAN
HIGHLAND PARK, IL
60035
Red Star Outdoor/Management$1,000 P12/02/2011
MANONE, DEAN
HIGHLAND PARK, IL
60035
Red Star Outdoor/Management$1,000 P12/02/2011
MERLAU, KENNETH
WINNETKA, IL
60093
Clipper Development/Executive$1,000 P12/02/2011
PERRY, GERALD
MC LEAN, VA
22101
Dutko Group/Consultant$1,000 P12/13/2011
ANDERSON, REBECCA
ARLINGTON, VA
22204
Williams And Jensen/Principal$1,000 P12/20/2011
FRITZ, CHARLES R
OAK FOREST, IL
60452
Area Material, Inc/Vice President$1,000 P01/01/2012
KOLBER, VINCENT A
CHICAGO, IL
60602
Residco/President$1,000 P01/01/2012
ROSS, LEWIS
NORTHBROOK, IL
60062
Sims Metal Management/Business Management$1,000 P01/01/2012
DYKSTRA, STEVEN W
DYER, IN
46311
Metro Recycling/Owner$1,000 P01/03/2012
IRVINE, KATHY M
FRANKFORT, IL
60423
Self/Homemaker$1,000 P01/10/2012
IRVINE, SCOTT
FRANKFORT, IL
60423
Metal Recycling Systems/Self Employed$1,000 P01/10/2012
CADE, WILLIAM P
CHICAGO, IL
60618
Pc Rebuilders And Recyclers/Ceo$1,000 P01/16/2012
GERTLER, JEFFRY
BURNHAM, IL
60633
Scrap Metal Services Llc/Executive$1,000 P02/01/2012
O'BRIEN, GEORGE
FRANKLIN PARK, IL
60131
Cozzi O'brien Recycling/President/President$1,000 P03/07/2012
FRITZ, PATRICK
LOCKPORT, IL
60441
Area Material/Vice President Operat/Vice President Operations$1,000 P03/09/2012
HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP
WASHINGTON, DC
20006
$1,000 P03/19/2012
KABURICK, JOHN
GLEN CARBON, IL
62034
Earl Henderson Trucking/Owner/Owner$1,000 P03/19/2012
BURKHARDT, CRAIG
WASHINGTON, DC
20005
Barnes & Thornburg/Attorney/Attorney$1,000 G03/23/2012

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