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Bill Shuster has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 9th district of Pennsylvania, since 2001.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Background 2.2 Congressional Career 2.2.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 4.3 Boards and other Affiliations 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Shuster voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Background

Shuster was born January 10, 1961 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and graduated from Dickinson College where he earned his B.A. in Political Science and in History. He then earned an MBA from American University.

Congressional Career

He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election in 2001. Shuster won re-election easily in 2002 and 2004.

2006 elections

In 2006, Democrats nominated Tony Barr to face Bill Shuster in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Shuster retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
New Enterprise Stone & Lime	$ 17,300
Degol Organization	$ 15,500
American Trucking Assns	$ 10,000
Berkshire Hathaway	$ 8,000
NiSource Inc	$ 8,000
FedEx Corp	$ 7,500
Carnival Corp	$ 7,000
Optia	$ 6,900
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn	$ 6,000
Reschini Group	$ 6,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Bill Shuster from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Bill Shuster from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Bill Shuster from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Bill Shuster from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Highways & Transit
  • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare, and Trade -Ranking
  • Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, & Emergency Management
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment
  • Subcommittee on Railroads -Ranking

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Workforce Empowerment and Government Programs
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Economic Development Public Buildings & Emergency Management - Chair
  • Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Army Caucus
• Depot Caucus
• Rural Health Care Coalition

Boards and other Affiliations

• Coach, American Youth Soccer Organization
• Coach, Little League Baseball
• Board of Directors, Blair County Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Masonic Temple
• Member, National Federation of Independent Business
• Member,National Rifle Association
• Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Automotive Association
• President/Fund Raising Chair, Roaring Spring Rotary Club
• Board of Directors, UCC Homewood Retirement and Nursing Home
• Member, Zion Lutheran Church

More Background Data

• Background information on Bill Shuster from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Bill Shuster from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Bill Shuster from the Washington Post database

• Information on Bill Shuster from Congress Merge
• 2006 Pennsylvania CD 9 Candidate List from VIS

Wikipedia also has an article on Bill Shuster. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
204 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2431 Fax: 202-225-2486 Webform email
District offices
100 Lincoln Way East, Suite B, Chambersburg, PA 17201 Ph: 717-264-8308 Fax: (none entered) 310 Penn Street, Suite 200, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 Ph: 814-696-6318, 1-800-854-3035 Fax: (none entered) 647 Philadelphia Street, Suite 304, Indiana, PA 15701 Ph: 724-463-0516 Fax: (none entered) 118 West Main Street, Suite 302, Somerset, PA 15501 Ph: 814-443-3918 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• The All-Spin Zone

Semantic data (Edit data)

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