Bobby Schilling

Bobby Schilling
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Phil Hare
Succeeded by	Cheri Bustos
Personal details
Born	Robert Todd Schilling (1964-01-23)January 23, 1964 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2021(2021-04-06) (aged 57) LeClaire, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Christie Schilling
Children	10
Education	Black Hawk College

Robert Todd Schilling (January 23, 1964 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district from 2011 to 2013. Schilling was a member of the Republican Party. In 2012, he lost his re-election to Democrat Cheri Bustos.^[1] In 2014, he ran for his former seat but lost again to Bustos.

Schilling again ran for public office in 2020 for Iowa's 2nd congressional district, but lost the Republican nomination to Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

In May 2020, Schilling was diagnosed with cancer.^[2] He died from the disease on April 6, 2021 in LeClaire, Iowa at the age of 57.^[3]

References

1. Schilling: Looking forward to making pizza again^{[permanent dead link]}. Seattle Post Intelligencer. November 7, 2012
2. Barton, Tom (April 6, 2021). "Former Republican Illinois U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling dies after bout of cancer". Quad-City Times. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
3. Nathan Gonzales [@nathanlgonzales] (April 7, 2021). "Former GOP Rep. Bobby Schilling of Illinois has died, according to a Facebook post from his son, Terry" (Tweet) – via Twitter.