Aaron Schock
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Biography
Aaron Jon Schock is a former American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 18th congressional district from 2009 until 2015.
"I take four planes a week, honestly. You know, I am for intelligence screening."
"Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door."
"Exercise is more important than diet for me because it's a twofer. It keeps me in good physical shape, and it relieves stress. And when you're a representative of the public, there's never a shortage of things to do."
"The biggest misconception people have about me is that when they see how young I am, they think, 'Oh, this guy must have always wanted to be in politics; his parents must have been politically connected.' I'm a finance major and always intended to go into business."
"Your belief system tends to be a function of how you were raised. Being raised in the Midwest and in a relatively conservative household, my views were shaped by my upbringing, by my Christian faith."
"When 'Men's Health' reached out and said, 'Will you be on the 'Today Show' and do a fitness challenge?' I said, 'OK. I'm not showing them anything they don't already know.' But I'm going to take what some would argue is a negative or not substantive and turn it into a substantive thing to hopefully do some good for people."