Richard D. Auman American

United States

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 politician, is the former two-term (1997–2005) mayor of Galena, IL

Galena, Illinois

Galena is the county seat of, and largest city in, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States, with a population of 3,429 in 2010. The city is a popular tourist destination known for its history, historical architecture, and ski and golf resorts. Galena was the residence of Ulysses S...

 and a past Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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, representing the 16th District of Illinois

Illinois

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 (map). He was challenging 7-term incumbent Donald A. Manzullo

Donald A. Manzullo

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 for the seat.

Previous to being Mayor of Galena, Auman served as a public school educator in Plymouth, Wisconsin

Plymouth, Wisconsin

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 and Algonquin, Illinois

Algonquin, Illinois

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, and as a school counselor in Elizabeth, Illinois

Elizabeth, Illinois

Elizabeth is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 761 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Elizabeth is located at ....

. He holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in Platteville, Wisconsin

Platteville, Wisconsin

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 and
Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

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 in Dekalb, Illinois

DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....

.

A Marine

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 Veteran, Auman was honorably discharged in 1960 with the rank of E-4 Corporal. http://www.democrats.org/page/content/fightingdems/nominees/ Auman is one of the Fighting Dems

Fighting Dems

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 in favor of the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Manzullo voted for the authorization of troops to Iraq.

At the March 21, 2006, FEC filing deadline, Manzullo had outspent Auman 31-to-1. As of the June 30th, 2006 deadline, that difference had fallen to 14-to-1, with more than half (52%) of Manzullo's funding coming from Political action committee

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s. 5% of Auman's funding came from PACs. (source Center for Responsive Politics

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 and FEC

Federal Election Commission

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filings)

External links

• http://www.fighting-dems.com/
• http://www.democrats.org/page/content/fightingdems/nominees/
• 2006 Campaign Spending for the 16th District