Joan Gore Krupa was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...

. She represented the 92nd Representative District for 9 days in early 2009, after her predecessor, Aaron Schock

Aaron Schock

Aaron Schock is the United States Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. At the age of , Schock is currently the youngest U.S. representative and the first member of the U.S. Congress born...

, was sworn in as U.S. Congressman for Illinois' 18th congressional district

Illinois' 18th congressional district

The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including the cities of Jacksonville, Peoria, and Springfield. It is represented by Aaron Schock.-Voting:-2008:...

.

Before running for the Illinois House, Krupa was the president of the Heartland Community Health Clinic in Peoria, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois

Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

, and was previously a teacher.

State representative

Krupa ran for the state 92nd Representative District seat in the November 2008 general elections, but lost to Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 Jehan Gordon

Jehan Gordon

Jehan A. Gordon has been a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 92nd District since 2009.According to the Illinois House Democrats website, Gordon was born and raised in Peoria County, Illinois, where she attended Limestone High School in Bartonville; and attended...

. However, in the same election, 92nd District incumbent Aaron Schock

Aaron Schock

Aaron Schock is the United States Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. At the age of , Schock is currently the youngest U.S. representative and the first member of the U.S. Congress born...

 won the seat of Illinois' 18th congressional district

Illinois' 18th congressional district

The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including the cities of Jacksonville, Peoria, and Springfield. It is represented by Aaron Schock.-Voting:-2008:...

. The 111th United States Congress

111th United States Congress

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 was sworn in on January 5, 2009, and Schock vacated his state representative seat upon becoming United States Representative. The Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

, on the advice of Schock, appointed Krupa to serve the remainder of Schock's term in the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...

, and she was sworn in about 90 minutes after Schock officially vacated. The term expired on January 13.

The first vote (HB1671) on the impeachment of Rod Blagojevich was taken during Krupa's time in office. She signed on as a sponsor of the impeachment bill and voted in favor of impeachment. Krupa also introduced a bill (HB6734) to put stricter limitations on payday loan

Payday loan

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s in Illinois, but the bill expired with the end of the 95th General Assembly.

External links

• Follow the Money — Joan Krupa: 2008 campaign contributions