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Summary

Biographical

Office History

Election Results

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 59.79%

  Republican
  Jonathan John Laesch, 40.21%

  Democrat

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 68.63%

  Republican
  Ruben Zamora, 31.37%

  Democrat

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 74.14%

  Republican
  Laurence J Quick, 25.86%

  Democrat

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 73.99%

  Republican
  Vern Deljonson, 26.01%

  Democrat

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 69.76%

  Republican
  Robert A Cozzi Jr, 30.24%

  Democrat

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 64.39%

  Republican
  Doug Mains, 35.61%

  Democrat

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 76.48%

  Republican
  Steve Denari, 23.52%

  Democrat

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 67.33%

  Republican
  Jonathan Abram Reich, 32.65%

  Democrat

• 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 66.90%

  Republican
  Donald J Westphal, 33.10%

  Democrat

• 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 73.71%

  Republican
  Stephen Youhanaie, 26.29%

  Democrat

• 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)

  14th Congressional District of Illinois
  John Dennis Hastert (Denny), 52.37%

  Republican
  Mary Lou Kearns, 47.63%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Dickstein Shapiro LLP (2008-May 2015)

  Senior Adviser

Associated Organizations

• Hastert for Congress Committee (Illinois)

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:

• Dickstein Shapiro LLP (2009-2015)

Lobbied on behalf of:

• American College of Rheumatology
• CenterPoint Properties Corp.
• Covanta Energy Corp.
• FirstLine Transportation Security Inc.
• Fuels America
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Registered to represent foreign interests by:

• Dickstein Shapiro LLP (2009-2015)

Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken in 2001 costing $1,891

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 9/29/1999: Usak Turkish wool rug from Turkey ($300.00)
• 9/15/2006-9/17/2006: Expenses for travel provided or reimbursed by a foreign government from Russia ($3,546.00)
• 10/29/1999: Female bronze head of the Benin people, height approximately 19" from Nigeria ($300.00)
• 5/6/2002: Clock - Russian lacquer hanging wall clock from Russia ($450.00)
• 9/24/2002: Painting - Oil on canvas, 20 x 90 cm, signed Jakaubemb Korashan (mountain scene) from Kyrgyzstan ($300.00)
• 6/27/2002: Egyptian all silk rug 2' x 4' , handmade from Egypt ($450.00)
• 2/10/2002: Afghani handmade all wool rug, new, long all wool natural fringe; tribal pattern with reds and dark blue; approximately 4' x 6' from Afghanistan ($900.00)
• 3/1/2002: 12 silver coins in wooden box, pure silver, 1 oz each from Uzbekistan ($350.00)
• 6/21/2000: Sheathed dagger, with precious metals and gems from Morocco ($10,000.00)
• 1/5/2000: Silver lamp, 19" open work electrified oil lamp with open work shade from Egypt ($300.00)
• 3/1/1999: Four sterling silver napkin rings from Ireland ($450.00)
• 12/15/2004: Royal DeChampagne Crystal Lion from Luxembourg ($675.00)
• 9/18/2005: Bronze sculpture of fox, 8" tall, unsigned from Luxembourg ($325.00)
• 7/1/2005: Peter Goring marquetry wooden box from Australia ($400.00)
• 9/26/2006: Afghan handmade wool rug approximately 4' x 6', flower pattern red and beige from Afghanistan ($500.00)

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Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Roskam's former legislative director takes on health care clients

  Posted by Katie Barrows on April 17, 2014
  A senior policy aide for Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) has leveraged his considerable health care policy experience to become a lobbyist, taking on a number of health care-related clients. read more

• Rep. Messer's new communication director is experienced TV personality

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Oct. 16, 2013
  A former television personality is taking her talents in front of the camera to behind the scenes on Capitol Hill. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Nov. 30, 2012
  One of the House's most frequent travelers, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), set the all-time record for a member's solo travel costs on a single trip with a post-election visit to Indonesia earlier this month. read more

• Foreign Gifts database on LegiStorm

  Posted by LegiStorm on May 12, 2008
  LegiStorm has launched a new database of all foreign gifts (whether tangible gifts or travel) received by members of Congress and their staff in the past decade.
  
  Our database covers from 1999 to the present. In that time, more than 450 gifts in all were reported having been received by congressmen and their aides by foreign governments. These gifts include tangible ones, such as a ceremonial sword, or travel, such as a ride in a military helicopter. Only gifts above what the law has determined to be "minimal value" is considered reportable. The Senate defines "minimal value" as $100, while the House and executive branch adjust the value by inflation. In 2008, the value for the House and executive branch was $335.
  
  Roll Call's Jennifer Yachnin had a story this morning on the subject of foreign gifts: "Even as new ethics restrictions have made it difficult for Members and staff to accept gifts — aside from token baseball caps or T-shirts — one area remains where lawmakers and their staffs can collect trinkets more or less guilt-free: foreign travel."
  
  Gifts and trips from foreign governments are easier to come by than ones provided by domestic interest groups because the ethics clampdown caused largely by the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal has not affected these rules. Foreign gifts are also governed by a separate law, the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act.
  
  Diplomatic protocol often requires the giving and acceptance of gifts. It could be considered rude to turn down a gift from a foreign country.
  
  Interestingly, despite dozens of tangible gifts reported by the Senate and hundreds to executive branch officials, only one House official - former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) - disclosed receiving gifts in the past five years. His largest gift was a $10,000 ceremonial dagger encrusted with precious metals and gems that was bestowed upon him by Morocco. While Hastert filed, his disclosures did not meet the legal requirement that they be filed within 60 days. Instead, they were all filed when he was leaving office and often covered items received years before.
  
  The lack of other House disclosures is odd, especially given that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other House official have made high-profile trips overseas. Yet their lack of disclosures suggests that they have not received the customary treatment accorded to others, including even some Senate aides. House officials claimed to Roll Call that they have received gifts, but no gifts other than Hastert's were worth more than minimal amounts. But they also acknowledged they have had only a dozen items appraised in recent years.
  
  The significance of the disclosures is that federal officials may keep any items that do not meet the reporting threshold. Items of greater value must be turned in to the government, or alternatively can be purchased by the recipient for the appraised value.