Jerry Weller
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Category: Illinois Republicans
Jerry Weller is an Illinois Republican, who represents the 11th District in Congress. He was first elected to this seat in 1994, and before that he served six years in the Illinois State House of Representatives. Weller is the Deputy Majority Whip, and he serves on the Ways and Means Committee and the House International Relations Committee (Western Hemisphere). Weller announced that he would retire at the end of the 2008 session.
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Voting Record
- Weller was one of the key votes in favor of CAFTA.
Personal Life
- In November 2004, Weller married three-term Guatemalan Congresswoman Zury Ríos Montt. Her father, Gen. Efrain Rios Montt was the former dictator of Guatemala from 1982-83; he has been accused of genocide, and a Spanish judge has issued an international arrest warrant for him. (Source:IL 11th District and National Media Ingore Republican Congressman's Outlaw In-Law's - DailyKos diary.)
- Weller has extensive land holdings in Nicaragua, and he has not declared them all on his congressional disclosure forms. (Source: Inside Rep. Weller's Nicaragua land deal, by Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune, Sept. 7, 2007)
Campaign Contributors
- Weller has received contributions from an incredible rogue's gallery. He took cash from Jack Abramoff, Brent Wilkes (a friend of corrupt ex-Congressman Randy Cunningham), and from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC.
Thuggery
- One of Weller's aides pushed reporters down a staircase. (Source: TPMElectionCentral.com, Sept. 21, 2007)
External Links
- Official website
- Jerry Weller - Wikipedia
- Beyond DeLay: The 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and two to watch): Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, September 2007.
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