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  Porter, John E.
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NameJohn E. Porter
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Winnetta, Illinois , United States
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Born June 01, 1935
Died June 03, 2022 (87 years)
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InfoJohn Edward Porter

Representative from Illinois; born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., June 1, 1935; attended the public schools and graduated from Evanston Township High School, 1953; attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1953-1954; B.S. and B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1957; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1961; served in United States Army Reserves, 1958-1964; was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1961; honor law graduate attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1963; private practice, Evanston, Ill., 1963-1979; member, Illinois general assembly, 1973-1979; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth Congress, by special election, January 22, 1980, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Abner J. Mikva; reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses, (January 22, 1980, to January 3, 2001); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress.

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  11/03/1998 IL District 10 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1996 IL District 10 Won 69.09% (+38.18%)
  03/19/1996 IL District 10 -R Primary Won 68.30% (+36.60%)
  11/08/1994 IL District 10 Won 75.05% (+50.10%)
  03/15/1994 IL District 10 - R Primary Won 66.28% (+32.56%)
  11/03/1992 IL District 10 Won 64.51% (+29.02%)
  11/06/1990 IL District 10 Won 67.75% (+36.97%)
  11/08/1988 IL District 10 Won 72.48% (+44.96%)
  11/04/1986 IL District 10 Won 75.12% (+50.24%)
  11/06/1984 IL District 10 Won 72.62% (+45.24%)
  03/20/1984 IL District 10-R Primary Won 99.99% (+99.99%)
  11/02/1982 IL District 10 Won 58.98% (+17.96%)
  11/04/1980 IL District 10 Won 60.74% (+21.48%)
  01/22/1980 IL District 10-Special Election Won 54.46% (+8.91%)
  12/11/1979 IL District 10 - Special R Primary Won 71.05% (+42.11%)
  11/07/1978 IL District 10 Lost 49.82% (-0.36%)
  03/21/1978 IL District 10-R Primary Won 50.40% (+13.05%)
  11/02/1976 IL State House 001 Won 32.99% (+5.53%)
  11/05/1974 IL State House 001 Won 29.09% (-1.92%)
  11/07/1972 IL State House 001 Won 27.88% (+0.00%)
ENDORSEMENTS
IL - District 10 - R Primary - Feb 02, 2010 R Beth Coulson
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