Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
1st term Republican from Illinois.
Bio
Residence: Highland Park
Marital Status: Divorced
Prev. Occupation: Attorney, Congressional Aide
Prev. Political Exp.: US House, 2001-10
Military: USNR, 1989-present
Education: BA Cornell University, 1981; MS London School of Economics, 1982; JD Georgetown University, 1992
Birthdate: 09/15/1959
Birthplace: Champaign, IL
Religion: Presbyterian
Percentage in Last Election: 48%
Major Opponent: Alexi Giannoulias
Contact
Current Elected Office Contact Information
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Website: kirk.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
524 Hart Senate Office Building,District of Columbia 20510-1305
Phone: (202) 224-2854
Fax: (202) 228-4611
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: (312) 886-3506
Fax: (312) 886-2117
Committee
Current Elected Office Committees:
Staff
Current Elected Office Staff Members:
- Chief of Staff: Lester Munson
- Scheduler: Kayla Miller
Letters
Current Elected Office Letters to Leaders:
Recent messages sent to Sen. Mark Kirk by our constituents:
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Insider Trading / criminal activities
- Mount Carroll, IL - 02/02/2012 -
How and Whhy ?
- Plano, IL - 01/31/2012 -
Battery Cars
- Schaumburg, IL - 01/30/2012 -
Enough Already
- Schaumburg, IL - 01/26/2012 -
End AIDS Discrimination at Milton Hershey School
- Chicago, IL - 01/25/2012 -
Democracy should not have to face a wall this high. How many bricks high? 3,062 honest inquiries asking Mr. Kirk to give a "yes" or "no" answer about . . . town meetings?
- OCCUPY EVANSTON, IL - 01/25/2012 -
The last twelve years, Mr. Kirk has permitted no town meeting notices on District 10's -- and currently, none on his U.S. Senate's -- website notifying of town meetings in any town, on any issue, for any reason, for any date
- OCCUPY EVANSTON, IL - 01/25/2012 -
The last time I talked to your Chief of Staff Eric Elk, he prevented me from entering a public town meeting with my brochure (its updated contents are under "Democracy should not have to face a wall this high" on this website)
- OCCUPY EVANSTON, IL - 01/25/2012 -
In China, they put freedom-of-speech dissidents in prison. In America, on January 25, Mr. Kirk put my phone in prison
- OCCUPY EVANSTON, IL - 01/25/2012 -
Constitutional, Who Cares?
- Schaumburg, IL - 01/25/2012 -
STATE OF THE UNION!
- Du Quoin, IL - 01/25/2012 -
My resonse to Oscar or Academy Award Nominations 2012: Help Preserve Classic Films
- Chicago, IL - 01/24/2012 -
PIPE LINE
- Du Quoin, IL - 01/24/2012 -
GAS PRICES
- Du Quoin, IL - 01/23/2012 -
HR 3166, NDAA, S.968, HR 3261
- Rock Island, IL - 01/19/2012 -
I urge you to vote "no" on cloture for S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act, on Jan. 24th.
- Glenview, IL - 01/18/2012 -
Keystone Oil Pipeline
- Chicago, IL - 01/18/2012 -
SOPA
- Deerfield, IL - 01/18/2012 -
Stop Anti-Piracy Laws that will lead to Mass Censorship of free knowledge and free information like Wikipedia
- Chicago, IL - 01/18/2012 -
SOPA
- chicago, IL - 01/18/2012
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Alerts from Groups and Organizations
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
Help Eliminate the Disparity in Coverage for Chemotherapy
by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
Faces of the Famine
by International Rescue Committee on August 2
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by National Coalition for Literacy on August 3
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by Traditional Values Coalition on August 2
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