John Shadegg
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| Assumed office January 4, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Jon Kyl |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | October 22 1949 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Shirley Shadegg |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
John Barden Shadegg (born October 22 1949), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Arizona's 3rd congressional district (map). Shadegg is now in his sixth term. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona, 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 advisor to the United States Sentencing Commission before entering the House.
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), the largest conservative organization in the House of Representatives. Under Shadegg's leadership, the organization grew from 40 to more than 70 members, and became the most influential and respected force in the U.S. House shaping conservative policy for the country.
Shadegg is a strong free-market conservative, opposing tax hikes, supports funding for US troops, and is considered a taxpayer hero by Citizens Against Government Waste, [1], as well as a Taxpayer Friend by National Taxpayers Union, [2].
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 was considered a strong, conservative alternative to the other two candidates. He received the support of National Review, the Club for Growth, the Arizona Republic, which called him "articulate and well-liked," and a number of blogs [3], [4], [5]. On 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.
Most recently, Shadegg announced his candidacy for House Minority Whip, following the loss of Republican control of the House in November 2006.
Shadegg is also the son of Steve Shadegg of Arizona, who managed Barry Goldwater's 1952 and 1958 US Senate races and organized the Draft Goldwater movement in the 1964 presidential campaign. Shadegg did not, however, manage Goldwater's general election campaign in 1964.
Shadegg is married to the former Shirley Leuck. They have a son and a daughter. The Shadeggs are Episcopalian.
2006
On December 14 2005 he voted for the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. June 29 2005 he voted for the increase of funds by another $25 million for anti-marijuana print a TV ads. October 6, 2005 he voted for the Department of Homeland Security.
In the 2006 election, Shadegg faced Democratic opponent, Herb Paine. Whereas Shadegg received 67% in 2002, his only previous election in AZ-03 against a Democratic challenger, in 2006 he received 59% of the vote. Shadegg spent $607,761 on his campaign in the 2006 cycle against Paine's $93,017.[6][7]
External links
- U.S. Congressman John Shadegg official House site
- John Shadegg at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission — John B. Shadegg campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues — John Shadegg issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org — John Shadegg campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart — Representative John B. Shadegg (AZ) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — John Shadegg profile
- Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: John Shadegg voting record
- John Shadegg for Congress official campaign site
| Preceded by Jon Kyl |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th congressional district 1995–2003 |
Succeeded by Ed Pastor |
| Preceded by Bob Stump |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 3rd congressional district 2003–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Sam Johnson |
Chair of the Republican
Study Committee 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Sue Wilkins Myrick |
| Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress | |
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| Senators | John McCain (R), Jon Kyl (R) |
| Representative(s) | Rick Renzi (R), Trent Franks (R), John Shadegg (R), Ed Pastor (D), Harry Mitchell (D), Jeff Flake (R), Raúl Grijalva (D), Gabrielle Giffords (D) |
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