Aaron Schock

Aaron Jon Schock (born May 28, 1981)[1] is a former American politician who was Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois's 18th congressional district from 2009 until 2015. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. He was the first member of the U.S. Congress born in the 1980s as well as the first millennial member of Congress; when he took his seat in 2009 he was the youngest member of Congress, at age 27.[2] Previously, Schock had served two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives, also as its youngest member.

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Aaron Schock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 18th district
In office January 3, 2009 – March 31, 2015
Preceded by	Ray LaHood
Succeeded by	Darin LaHood
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 92nd district
In office January 12, 2005 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Ricca Slone
Succeeded by	Joan Krupa
Personal details
Born	Aaron Jon Schock (1981-05-28) May 28, 1981 (age 42) Morris, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Illinois Central College Bradley University (BS)

Schock resigned from Congress in March 2015 amid a scandal involving his use of public and campaign funds. A subsequent congressional ethics investigation "revealed that he used taxpayer money to fund lavish trips and events".[3] In November 2016, a federal grand jury indicted him in connection with the scandal. After he pled not guilty, prosecutors reached a deferred prosecution agreement with him in March 2019 whereby all charges against him were dropped in return for a period of good behavior and payment of $100,000 in restitution.[4] As part of the deal, Schock's campaign committee, Schock for Congress, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of failing to properly report expenses.[4]

Despite having a voting record of consistently opposing LGBTQ rights,[5] Schock came out as gay in March 2020 and expressed regret for some of his previous policy decisions.[6]