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Colona Man Stepping Up to Challenge Congressman Phil Hare
The first Republican has gotten in line to challenge the Democratic incumbent for the congressional seat covering most of the area in next year's elections.

Bobby Schilling is a pizzeria owner in Moline and a resident of Colona in Henry County. He formally announced on Thursday he's running against incumbent Phil Hare.

Schilling, a father of nine children and grandfather of one, says he will make a formal campaign announcements later in the spring throughout the district that stretches from Quincy to Moline. Schilling says in a news release that while he's no politician, the public needs "elected officials who put the greater good of the people ahead of their own personal gain."

Without mentioning Hare by name, Schilling's statement says some lawmakers are, in his words, out of control and out of touch and are bankrupting the country.

Schilling is the first Republican to announce a run in next April's primary.

In the meantime, Hare's campaign office announced Wednesday the Galesburg native raised nearly $110,000 in the first quarter of this year toward his own re-election bid.

You can find links to both Hare's campaign site, and Schilling's, here www.bobby2010.com www.friendsofphilhare.com.
04 16 09 by Newsroom
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