Mark S.
Kirk

Former Member of CongressLast Term: 2011–2017Congress.gov ↗︎

Terms served

House 5 · Senate 2

Years in Congress

16.0y

Since 2001

Bills sponsored

371

All time

Bills cosponsored

2474

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

154

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 371 bills all time · Cosponsored: 2474 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

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Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 0 staffers

Staff · 0

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Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 143 staffers · 11 interns

Alumni staff · 143· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Matthew John Abbott	DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS	Oct 1, 2011 to Oct 6, 2015
Andrew Adair	SPECIAL POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2012 to Sep 14, 2012
Jodie R. Anderson	DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING	Oct 1, 2011 to Feb 28, 2015
Kevin V Artl	STATE DIRECTOR	Jan 15, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Erin M. Athas	PRESS SECRETARY	Jul 18, 2011 to Nov 5, 2013
Nicole K. Barrett	PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2012 to Dec 8, 2013
Cade Bauer-Showers	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2012 to Aug 2, 2013
Bryan C. Blom	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Oct 6, 2014 to Dec 31, 2015
Gretchan E. Blum	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2014 to May 10, 2015
Gregory Bobrinskoy	PRESS ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 14, 2012
Cassie J. Boehm	PRESS ASSISTANT	Nov 20, 2014 to May 18, 2016
Alexandria D. Boling	RESEARCH ASSISTANT	Jul 26, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Daniel S. Bower	CASEWORKER	May 20, 2014 to May 11, 2015
Lucinda W. Burke	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Feb 20, 2015 to Dec 1, 2016
Patrick R. Campion	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
Kayleen Marie Carlson	STAFF ASSISTANT	Nov 16, 2012 to Jan 3, 2013
Anton L. Castaneda	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
R. Cody J. Chalkey	RESEARCH ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Emma G. Ciavarella	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 8, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Frances C. Clurman	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Dec 30, 2012 to Jan 2, 2017
Brad Cole	DOWN STATE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 3, 2012
Brian M. Colgan	DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS	Jan 16, 2013 to Dec 31, 2014
Elisabeth J. Conklin	IMMIGRATION CASEWORKER AND LATINO OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Oct 1, 2014 to Jan 2, 2017
Michael P. Coyne	PRESS SECRETARY	Mar 6, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014
Mark M. Crowley	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Emily Thornton Dahl	STAFF ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2011 to Sep 2, 2012
Mary R. Daniels	STAFF ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 13, 2013
Blandon Jamal David	ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2012 to Feb 28, 2014
Brette Kristin Davis	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 31, 2012
Melissa S. Decker	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 4, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Elaine Demertzis	PRESS SECRETARY	Nov 3, 2014 to Jan 2, 2017
John J. Demeulenaere	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Jan 30, 2015 to Feb 1, 2016
Kathryn M. Dickens	CHIEF OF STAFF	Oct 1, 2012 to Jan 2, 2017
Mark A. Dietzen	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Oct 23, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Sarah E. Dolan	PRESS SECRETARY	May 3, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Albert J. Downs-Kingston	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2015 to Aug 31, 2015
Brette Kristin Dunbar	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2012 to Jan 27, 2015
Julie Dyer	ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR	Jun 13, 2013 to Mar 15, 2015
Eric E. Elk	CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 1, 2011 to Aug 21, 2014
Anthony Esposito	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 4, 2012
Alexandra L. Felgenhauer	STAFF ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2012 to Apr 18, 2014
Andrew C. Field	DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES	Oct 1, 2015 to Apr 8, 2016
Andrew Flach	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Feb 1, 2012 to Jan 3, 2013
Nick Ernst Florian	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Dec 7, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Joely R. Friedman	PRESS SECRETARY	Nov 17, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Michael A. Gaffin	NE/MW COALITION LEGISLATION DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 13, 2014
Robert Ganim	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 26, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Craig J. Genteman	VETERAN'S OUTREACH DIRECTOR	May 21, 2015 to Dec 9, 2015
Jason Chuck Geske	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Rebecca J. Glawe	ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 22, 2014 to Oct 28, 2016
Clay W. Godfrey	RESEARCH ASSISTANT	Jan 20, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Jonathan P. Gohrband	DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Mar 13, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Richard A. Goldberg	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 22, 2014
Adam J. Greathouse	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 23, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Brandon H. Greene	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2012 to Aug 10, 2014
Christian Gutierrez	OUTREACH COORDINATOR/DIRECTOR OF LAND AFFAIRS	Jul 1, 2011 to Aug 1, 2011
Deborah Ann Haffner	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Feb 29, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
John A. Hayes	SENIOR ADVISOR FOR MILITARY AFFAIRS	Jun 24, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Amber R. Heinz	ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR	Feb 10, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Alexander R. Henderson	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Nov 17, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
John H. Horstman	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
Rachael A. Horvath	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	May 26, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Olga Jordan Hynes	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Oct 1, 2013 to Feb 8, 2015
Seth P. Jansen	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Jun 16, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015
Lindsey D. Johnson	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Jun 24, 2013 to Sep 12, 2013
Robert V Johnson III	DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS	Apr 1, 2015 to Dec 1, 2016
Katherine A. Kargl	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 30, 2013 to Aug 1, 2014
Samuel F. Keeley	SYSTEMS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Aug 23, 2013
Stephen Keen	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 7, 2012 to Oct 26, 2014
Edward P. Kelly	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 2, 2017
Igor Khrestin	FOREIGN POLICY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2011 to Feb 5, 2015
Christopher M. Kichka	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Mar 10, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Susan Kuczka	PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 11, 2011
Gregory C. Lemon	PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 15, 2012
Britt E. Logan	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	May 4, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Brian J. Looser	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	May 28, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Katherine E. Loughhead	ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2014 to Feb 4, 2015
Katherine W. Loughhead	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 27, 2014 to Sep 30, 2014
Joshua A. Luke	SPECIAL ASSISTANT/VETERAN	Jun 2, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Alex M. Maggos	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Patrick R. Magnuson	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 31, 2014
Samuel C. Mahler	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jun 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Shaun Evan McCabe	STAFF ASSISTANT	Dec 21, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Shauna C. McCarthy	HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Jul 8, 2012
Alissa L. McCurley	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Oct 1, 2014 to Jan 2, 2017
Joyce E. McGrath	DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND LATINO OUTREACH	Oct 1, 2011 to Apr 2, 2013
Ryan F. McKeon	POLICY ANALYST	Apr 1, 2011 to Nov 8, 2012
Erik Jospeh Meek	STAFF ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2015 to Oct 2, 2015
Allison Metcalf	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 6, 2012
Devin Lester Meyer	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2011 to Apr 6, 2012
Kayla J. Miller	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 1, 2011 to Dec 7, 2012
Jennifer K. Mitchell	MILITARY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 14, 2014 to Jun 10, 2016
Christen E. Mogavero	ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 10, 2013
John M. Morrissey	PRESS SECRETARY	Oct 1, 2014 to Apr 28, 2016
Jacqueline R. Muhammad	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Apr 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Lester E. Munson	CHIEF OF STAFF-WASHINGTON DC	Apr 1, 2011 to Nov 18, 2012
Edward Murphy	RESEARCH DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 7, 2013
Peter Scott Nelson	SCHEDULER	Oct 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Catherine D. O'Connor	STAFF ASSISTANT	Nov 24, 2014 to Feb 12, 2015
Remy M. O'Neill	DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Nov 17, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Natalia Elena Odebralski	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Aug 3, 2015 to Sep 30, 2016
Erik S. Olson	SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR	Apr 14, 2014 to Sep 1, 2016
Leigh N. Owano	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT AND SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR	Oct 1, 2013 to Mar 16, 2014
Constance S. Palas	DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 8, 2016
Bryan W. Petrich	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Rosemary K. Piech	SCHEDULER	Apr 1, 2014 to Apr 19, 2015
William M. Pishotta	VETERANS CASEWORK & SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Jun 18, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Nathaniel A. Plautz	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Jun 5, 2015 to Apr 26, 2016
Randy D. Pollard	DOWN STATE DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2014
Rachel K. Potter	SCHEDULER	Mar 6, 2015 to Aug 31, 2016
Christian T. Powills	PRESS ASSISTANT	Aug 22, 2014 to Jan 2, 2017
Lisa M. Radogno	EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 18, 2014
Michael Rasmussen	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2011 to Apr 26, 2015
Natalia Elena Diez Riggin	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Jesse Allen Roberts	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 14, 2015 to Sep 2, 2016
Natalie S. Rose	STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 21, 2012 to May 2, 2012
John C. Spacapan	STAFF ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Liam L. Starr	STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 10, 2015 to Sep 2, 2016
John T. Sterling	OUTREACH COORDINATOR	Feb 18, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Bradley L. Stewart	DIGITAL PRESS SECRETARY	Oct 1, 2014 to Mar 8, 2015
Mark J. Stewart	LEGAL FELLOW	Jun 19, 2014 to Aug 31, 2015
Susan Sweet	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Feb 6, 2013
Caroline A. Tarwid	RESEARCH ASSISTANT	Apr 18, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Patrick W. Tiderman	SENATE AIDE	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 31, 2013
Megan Eileen Toal	CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2011 to Jun 6, 2014
Gregory P. Tosi	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL	Jun 24, 2013 to Jan 2, 2017
Lance Michael Trover	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 21, 2014
Andrea A. Uckele	HEALTH LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 14, 2014 to Jan 4, 2015
Jonathan T. Vanderplas	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FOR TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT	Jan 5, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Danielle M. Varallo	PRESS SECRETARY	Dec 18, 2013 to Jun 3, 2016
Andrew J. Vogt	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 1, 2014 to Jan 2, 2017
Sarah J. Walter	SENIOR ADVISOR FOR APPROPRIATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS	Oct 1, 2014 to Jan 2, 2017
Kathryn H. Weiner	STATE SENIOR ADVISOR & DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH	Jan 22, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Andrew Reid Weissert	SPECIAL ASSISTANT	Dec 10, 2012 to Sep 9, 2013
Alexandra Louise Wich	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2015 to Apr 19, 2015
Robert Charles Winchester	SENIOR ADVISOR	Dec 18, 2015 to Jan 2, 2017
Jeannette M. Windon	PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER	Apr 1, 2011 to Jan 2, 2017
Aaron Winters	PROJECTS DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2011 to Mar 18, 2014
Andria H. Winters	DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Sep 30, 2013
Samantha J. Yeider	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 14, 2013 to Jul 7, 2013
Robert B. Zarate	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR	Aug 25, 2014 to Jan 2, 2017
James R. Zenn	CASEWORKER	Dec 5, 2013 to May 11, 2014
Michael C. Zolnierowicz	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Nov 28, 2012 to Sep 2, 2013

Alumni interns · 11· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Molly E. Block	PAID INTERN	May 20, 2015 to Aug 19, 2015
Charles M. Carroll	SPECIAL ASSISTANT/INTERN COORDINATOR	Oct 1, 2013 to Mar 23, 2016
Daniel M. Cernugel	PAID INTERN	May 21, 2015 to Aug 21, 2015
Emily Dewit-Miller	INTERN COORDINATOR	Oct 1, 2011 to Mar 4, 2012
Thaddeus D. Henderson	INTERN COORDINATOR	Apr 1, 2011 to Aug 25, 2011
Tricia A. Jack	INTERN	Jul 22, 2015 to Oct 9, 2015
Theon L. Jones	INTERN	Jun 1, 2012 to Sep 19, 2012
Joanna K. Mueller	PAID INTERN	Oct 25, 2016 to Nov 18, 2016
Brett W. Quick	STAFF DIRECTOR, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL	Apr 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
Richard A. Ruano	PAID INTERN	Oct 25, 2016 to Nov 18, 2016
Joshua E. Webb	PAID INTERN	May 10, 2016 to Aug 5, 2016

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

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Chapter VI

Tenure

Member terms in Congress.

Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2017

Senate · Illinois

Republican

2011

Nov 29, 2010 to Jan 3, 2011

Senate · Illinois

Republican

2010

Jan 6, 2009 to Nov 29, 2010