The 18th congressional district of Illinois covered central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. It covered much of the ter
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William Hartzell
John R. Thomas
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Robert H. Michel
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Robert Henry Michel was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois's 18th congressional distri
Illinois's 18th congressional district
…Republican January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 81st 82nd 83rd 84th Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired. Robert H. Michel (Peoria) Republican January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd…
Official portrait, 1993
President Ronald Reagan meets with Michel, Bob Dole and Alan Simpson in the cabinet room in 1985
President George H. W. Bush having lunch at the White House with Michel and Bob Dole in 1991
President George W. Bush, former President Jimmy Carter and House Minority Leader Bob Michel hold a press conference addressing election reform principles in the Rose Garden July 31, 2001