2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumRep. Aaron Schock (R-Illinois) resigns
Source: Politico
By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER and JOHN BRESNAHAN 3/17/15 2:08 PM EDT
Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock is resigning his seat in Congress.
The 33-year-old Republican has been dogged by questions about his spending of taxpayer and campaign dollars. On Monday afternoon, POLITICO posed a lengthy set of questions about charging the government and his campaign tens of thousands of dollars in questionable mileage reimbursements.
Today, I am announcing my resignation as a Member of the United States House of Representatives effective March 31, Schock said in a statement. I do this with a heavy heart. Serving the people of the 18th District is the highest and greatest honor I have had in my life. I thank them for their faith in electing me and letting me represent their interests in Washington. I have given them my all over the last six years. I have traveled to all corners of the District to meet with the people Ive been fortunate to be able to call my friends and neighbors.
But the constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction that has made it too difficultfor me to serve the people of the 18th District with the high standards that they deserve and which I have set for myself. I have always sought to do whats best for my constituents and I thank them for the opportunity to serve, he said in a statement.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/aaron-schock-resigns-116153.html#ixzz3UfUTpvCx
marym625
(17,997 posts)Maybe his boyfriend is tired of being in the closet with him. That's not said with snark either.
So glad this jerk is going to be out of Illinois politics
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)but I was wrong. He is a phony thief who deserves all the crap he will get.
He's a terrible person. No two ways about it.
Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Cruz next?
Gin
(7,212 posts)Arkana
(24,347 posts)So much for being a rising star.
corkhead
(6,119 posts)It is the Congress of the United States, not some f'n sports team
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)especially the part where he said: But the constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction that has made it too difficult for me to serve the people of the 18th District with the high standards that they deserve and which I have set for myself.
high standards? He was stealing with both hands while taking constant selfies.
The only question is which lobbying group will hire him and when?
Badass Liberal
(57 posts)Goodbye, corrupt asshole!
Yonx
(59 posts)They are corrupt indeed.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Congress in the first place) so why stick around there?
Betcha within a month or so we'll see how he "moved on."
realFedUp
(25,053 posts)Nt