What is John Porter (Illinois politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = John Porter |image = Honorable John Edward Porter.jpg |state = [[Illinois]] |district = {{ushr|IL|10|10th}} |term_start = January 22, 1980 |term_end = January 3, 2001 |predecessor = [[Abner Mikva]] |successor = [[Mark Kirk]] |state_house1 = Illinois |district1 = 1st |term_start1 = January 1973 |term_end1 = January 1979 |predecessor1 = multi-member district |successor1 = multi-member district |birth_name = John Edward Porter |birth_date = {{birth date|1935|6|1}} |birth_place = [[Evanston, Illinois]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2022|6|3|1935|6|1}} |death_place = [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]], Illinois, U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |education = [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]<br>[[Northwestern University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Michigan|University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |branch= [[United States Army Reserve]] |serviceyears= 1958-1964 }} ''' John Edward Porter''' (June 1, 1935 &ndash; June 3, 2022) an American politician. He was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Illinois's 10th congressional district]] from 1980 until 2001.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1977-1978, Biographical Sketch of Representatives John Edward Porter, pg. 69</ref> Porter died on June 3, 2022 after being hospitalized in [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore area]] in [[Illinois]], two days after his 87th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220605/he-was-that-independent-leader-former-suburban-congressman-porter-dies-at-86|title='He was that independent leader': Former suburban Congressman Porter dies|work=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]]|first=Steve|last=Zalusky|date=June 5, 2022|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{CongBio|P000444}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040903105639/http://www.laskerfoundation.org/media/time/porter.html Lasker foundat