Shimkus plans to be no-show at Keith Urban concert fundraiser
Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) has planned another concert fundraiser. This time it’s for a Keith Urban concert on August 20th at the Verizon Center. However, Shimkus is already planning to skip it:
We have a suite for the event and it will be for Congressman Shimkus….Congressman Shimkus will not be able to join us, but we will be doing a thank you breakfast in September when he returns for those who can help out and join us.
Shimkus apparently skips a lot of concert fundraisers. We blogged here about how he was planning on skipping an Elton John concert in July, and how he didn’t attend another in 2005. The congressman had received questions about whether throwing a fundraiser around an Elton John concert conflicted with his record of opposing gay rights.
The invitation suggests donations of $1,000.
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