26 Facts About Jerry Weller

Gerald Cameron Weller was born on July 7,1957 and is an American politician who was a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, representing.

Jerry Weller was a Global Development Officer for an IPTV company called VIPTV.

Jerry Weller was born in Streator, Illinois, to LaVern and Marilyn Jerry Weller, and raised on his family's hog farm in Dwight, Illinois.

Jerry Weller is a 1979 graduate of the University of Illinois where he received his degree in agriculture.

Christensen challenged the result while Jerry Weller was sworn in as the State Representative.

Jerry Weller was succeeded by Grundy County Board member Stephen Spangler.

Jerry Weller was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1994 following the retirement of Democrat George Sangmeister.

Jerry Weller won a crowded Republican primary, and defeated fellow State Representative Frank Giglio in the general election.

In 1995, Jerry Weller received an Environmental Protector Award from the Chicago Audubon Society for his political service.

Jerry Weller's fund returned all of the questioned contributions but did not admit deliberately violating any laws.

On September 21,2007, Jerry Weller announced that he would not seek another term, citing the need to spend more time with his family.

Jerry Weller supported free trade when serving in Congress and traveled throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to build better relationships with public sector and business leaders.

Jerry Weller was the number one supporter for the Panama trade agreement with the United States.

Jerry Weller championed the creation of the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and other redevelopment efforts at the former Joliet arsenal.

Jerry Weller voted again to raise the minimum wage in the 110th Congress.

Jerry Weller sponsored a bill to expand concurrent receipt for wounded military veterans, but it did not pass.

Jerry Weller sponsored a bill to make the residential energy efficient property credit permanent, which never left committee.

Jerry Weller accepted money from two convicted associates of former congressman Duke Cunningham.

Jerry Weller's spokesman said that the donations probably originated from his support of the research and development tax credit and the money was donated to a charity in Oregon.

Jerry Weller was the only member of the House of Representatives to abstain in the vote for the proposed bailout of US financial system.

In July 2004, Jerry Weller announced that he was engaged to three-term Guatemalan Congresswoman Zury Mayte Rios Sosa, daughter of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt.

On October 25,2006, the Chicago Reader reported that Jerry Weller had disclosed three parcels of land he owned in Nicaragua on his financial disclosure forms: one purchased in 2002, one purchased in April 2004, and one purchased in December 2005.

The newspaper reported that it had obtained notarized bills of sale for three more lots owned by Jerry Weller that had never been listed on his forms: a lot sold in February 2005, a lot purchased in March 2005, and lot purchased in April 2005.

Jerry Weller's lawyer said that he couldn't comment because of the attorney-client privilege.

Jerry Weller has filed his disclosure for everything that he owns.

For example, Jerry Weller listed only one Nicaraguan property purchase on his 2005 disclosure form, but property records in Nicaragua showed that he bought or sold at least eight pieces of land.