Donald A. Manzullo

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Donald Manzullo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 1993–
Preceded by	John Cox, Jr.
Born	March 24, 1944 (1944-03-24) (age 65) Rockford, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Freda Teslik Manzullo
Residence	Egan, Illinois
Alma mater	American University, Marquette University Law School
Occupation	Congressman
Religion	Baptist

Manzullo testifies in front of a Transportation Committee subcommittee, advocating for increased use of the regional airport in Rockford as a way to decrease crowding at Chicago's other airports.

Donald A. Manzullo (born March 24, 1944), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district (map). The district is based in Rockford and includes a large swath of northern Illinois.

Manzullo was born in Rockford, Illinois and attended Auburn High School. He was educated at American University in Washington, D.C., from which he received a bachelor's degree, and Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from which he earned a law degree. Manzullo practiced as an attorney before entering politics and defeating one-term Democrat John W. Cox in 1992 by an 11-point margin. He has been reelected seven more times, never falling below 55 percent of the vote. He even ran unopposed in 1998. He is married to the former Freda Teslik and is the father of Neil, Noel and Katie Manzullo. He lives in Egan, a suburb of Rockford.

Manzullo has worked on issues related to the manufacturing sector since his first election to Congress. He was featured on the cover of The Manufacturer because of his work with small business-related policy. From 2001 to 2006 he oversaw the Committee on Small Business as chairman. He held over sixty hearings during this time to investigate the phenomenon of corporate outsourcing. Manzullo has also worked on transportation issues. His ability to gain great funding for highway improvements within his district has given him somewhat of a reputation as a pork barreller. He recently authored a law that requires clinics to report instances of child abuse.

In 2006, he defeated Galena, Illinois Democratic mayor, Richard D. Auman, by a margin of 66%-33%.

Manzullo has a very conservative voting record. He has a lifetime American Conservative Union rating of 96, the highest in the Illinois delegation. He is a member of the Republican Study Committee.

[edit] Committee assignments

• Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
• Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment (Ranking Member)
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade

[edit] Party leadership and Caucus membership

• Founder and Co-chair of the House Manufacturing Caucus
• National Innovation Initiative
  • Council on Competitiveness’ Steering Committee
• House Republican Policy Committee Task Force on Manufacturing (Chairman)

[edit] Electoral history

[edit] See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2008
• Illinois' 16th congressional district

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• U.S. Congressman Don Manzullo official House site

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
• Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
• Manzullo for Congress official campaign site