Dan Stover
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Dan Stover is a public educator, who ran as a Democrat
for Congress in Illinois' 19th CD (map) against Republican
John Shimkus
. Stover was a professor and department chair at Kaskaskia College
. Stover was also a member of the Centralia
City Council. He is currently on the Marion County Board
While at Kaskaskia College Stover was head of the International Friends club, a group which raises money to send students on a study trips abroad annually. In 2003 the group traveled to England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Stover's opponent, Shimkus, played a role in the Mark Foley scandal
in his capacity as chairman of the Page Committee, in which he talked to Representative Foley about emails that Foley had sent in 2005 to a former page. Shimkus was considered a shoo-in for re-election until the scandal broke.http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/metroeast/story/8100AD42524D4AB9862571FD0017CD07?OpenDocument
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
for Congress in Illinois' 19th CD (map) against Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
John Shimkus
John Shimkus
John Mondy Shimkus is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party....
. Stover was a professor and department chair at Kaskaskia College
Kaskaskia College
Kaskaskia College, located in Centralia, Illinois, is the oldest community colleges in the U.S. state of Illinois and serves 11,500 students. The college provides accredited degree programs in Arts, Science, General Studies, and 18 other vocational Associate degree programs. Currently presided by...
. Stover was also a member of the Centralia
Centralia, Illinois
Centralia is a town located in Marion, Washington, Clinton, and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,032 at the 2010 census. The town was founded because it was the point where the two original branches of the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1853, converged....
City Council. He is currently on the Marion County Board
While at Kaskaskia College Stover was head of the International Friends club, a group which raises money to send students on a study trips abroad annually. In 2003 the group traveled to England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Stover's opponent, Shimkus, played a role in the Mark Foley scandal
Mark Foley scandal
The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on soliciting e-mails and sexually suggestive instant messages sent by Mark Foley, a Republican Congressman from Florida, to teenaged boys who had formerly served as congressional pages...
in his capacity as chairman of the Page Committee, in which he talked to Representative Foley about emails that Foley had sent in 2005 to a former page. Shimkus was considered a shoo-in for re-election until the scandal broke.http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/metroeast/story/8100AD42524D4AB9862571FD0017CD07?OpenDocument