Aaron Schock

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Aaron Schock

Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 92nd district
In office 2005 –
Preceded by	Ricca Slone

Born	May 28, 1981 (1981-05-28) (age 27)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	single
Religion	Christian

Aaron Schock (born May 28, 1981) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 92nd district since 2005. He defeated incumbent State Rep. Ricca Slone in 2004, and is currently the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly. Aaron was born in Peoria, Illinois and graduated from Peoria's Richwoods High School.

In 2001, Schock was elected a member of the Peoria Public Schools District 150 school board at the age of 19 while attending Bradley University. As a write-in candidate, he defeated the incumbent school board president. After two years on the board, his fellow board members elected him vice president of the board, and a year later, unanimously elected him school board president. Schock graduated from Bradley University in 2002.

Schock is the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Illinois' 18th congressional district to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Congressman Ray LaHood. Schock easily won the Republican primary with 71% of the vote, beating his opponents Jim McConoughey and John Morris.^[1]