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Bobby Schilling was born in Rock Island, Illinois. He is an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district, serving from 2011 to 2013. Schilling is a member of the Republican Party. In the 2012 election, he was defeated by Democrat Cheri Bustos. In 2013, he announced he is running for his former seat in the 2014 election. He graduated from Alleman Catholic High School and attended Black Hawk College. He worked as an insurance agent for Prudential Insurance Company between 1987 and 1995. He was also the treasurer for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union for four of those years. In 1996, he and his wife opened Saint Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza in Moline, Illinois; the restaurant is still owned by the family and Schilling ran the restaurant until taking office, when he left his son in charge.