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	Andrew Robart Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 720 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 434-4818 Fax: (202) 347-4015 andrew.robart@swpc.siemens.com

Venue Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003 Room B-369 Rayburn House Office Bldg. Washington, DC

Agenda 11:30 AM – Social Hour 12:30 PM – Lunch 1:00 PM – Presentation by Congressman John Shimkus Adjourn by – 2:00 PM

Reservations RSVP Hotline: (202) 586-2907 anita.bedrosian@hq.doe.gov P.O. Box 44789 Washington, DC 20026

The Honorable John Shimkus
U.S. House of Representatives
(R-Illinois, 19th District)

The Washington Coal Club is pleased to announce its October 8, 2003 meeting will feature the Honorable John Shimkus (R-Illinois, 19th District).

Congressman Shimkus serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is Vice Chairman of its Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. He is a member of three additional Energy and Commerce Subcommittees: Telecommunications and the Internet; Environment and Hazardous Materials; and Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

Congressman Shimkus received a Bachelor of Science degree in general engineering from the United States Military Academy in 1980. He received his teaching certificate from Christ College Irvine, California, in 1989. John is also a 1997 graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with a master’s degree in business administration (MBA).

He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1976 by the late Congressman Mel Price (D). After graduation he trained as an Army Ranger and paratrooper. John served as an infantry officer in the former West Germany and in the United States. He is currently a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves, having been promoted by President Bush in an Oval Office ceremony on May 15, 2001.

John was first elected to Congress from the 20th Congressional District of Illinois on November 6, 1996, defeating a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was re-elected to Congress in 1998 with 61 percent of the vote, and again in 2000 with 63 percent of the vote. In 2002, John faced fellow incumbent David Phelps in the redrawn 19th Congressional District and won a 55 percent to 45 percent victory.

In 1998 John was proud to have passed legislation changing our nation’s alternative fuel policy from one of vehicles purchased to one of actual fuel usage. His biodiesel provisions will aid farmers, protect our environment, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. He has introduced a subsequent bipartisan biodiesel bill that would allow transportation grants to fund alternative fuel projects.

Congressman Shimkus resides in Collinsville, Illinois with his wife, Karen, and their three children, David, Joshua, and Daniel.

Andy Robart
President (2003)