- Jill Morgenthaler
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name = Jill Morgenthaler
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state = Illinois
nominee = U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois, 6th District
opponent =Peter Roskam
incumbent =Peter Roskam
date of birth=birth date and age|1954|3|31
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party = Democratic
residence =Des Plaines, Illinois
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website = [http://www.jillmorgenthaler.com// www.jillmorgenthaler.com]
footnotes =Jill Morgenthaler (born March 31, 1954) is a a retired
U.S. Army Reserve Colonel and the deputychief of staff for public safety inIllinois . [ [http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=63727 Democrats will have primary for chance to unseat Roskam] , Marni Pyke, "Daily Herald", October 26, 2007] She is the Democratic nominee forIllinois' 6th congressional district .Morgenthaler was Colonel in the United States Army, serving for nearly 30 years. She has served in Korea, Berlin, Bosnia, and Iraq; and she handled disaster recovery during the San Francisco earthquake of 1989. In 2004, she handled press duties for the Army, including addressing the Abu Ghraib scandal. [ [http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=F2E7ACA9-3048-5C12-0040D5E59AF61432 Likely nominee chided for Abu Ghraib comment] , Josh Kraushaar, "Politico", October 30, 2007] [ [http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_geneva_050104,00.html] , "Military.com"] [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/olympics/bal-te.md.unit30apr30,0,1821450.story Lack of training, stress are blamed in abuse of Iraqis] , Tom Bowman, "Baltimore Sun", April 30, 2004] She was appointed by the Illinois Democratic Governor,
Rod Blagojevich , to serve as a homeland security adviser in Illinois.Morgenthaler has lived in
Des Plaines, Illinois for 16 years with her husband and two teenage children. She does not live within the current boundaries of the 6th congressional district. [ [http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/01/democrats-could.html Democrats could run veteran against Roskam again] "Chicago Tribune". January 30, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008] The U.S. Constitution requires only that a member, when elected, be "an inhabitant of the state in which he shall be chosen." Illinois does not have a district residency requirement. [ [http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030906/news2.html] "The Hill", March 9, 2006]ee also
United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2008#District 6 References
External links
* [http://www.jillmorgenthaler.com/ Jill Morgenthaler for Congress '08] official campaign website
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