Aaron Jon Schock (born May 28, 1981) is a former American politician who was Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois's 18th congressional district from 2009 until 2015. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. He was the first member of the U.S. Congress born in the 1980s; when he took his seat in 2009 he was the youngest member of Congress. Previously, Schock had served two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives, also as its youngest member.
A former US Republican lawmaker, Aaron Schock, came out as gay in a post published on his Instagram account and personal website.
Schock consistently voted against policies aimed at helping the LGBT+ community. In 2010, he voted against repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law which prevented gay and bisexual people from openly serving in […] The post Anti-LGBT+ politician Aaron Schock comes out as gay appeared first on GCN.