Rising Republican Star

[lynnf]

Schock and awe: The GOP's young secret weapon?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/aaron.schock/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- At the young age of 27, Rep. Aaron Schock looks more like a congressional aide than a congressman.

Working with colleagues decades his senior, Schock is grabbing attention and headlines for politics and much more.

"I like to stay busy," he said. "I'm having a lot of fun. It's a lot of work."

It's a lot of work indeed for the Republican from Peoria, Illinois, who also happens to be the youngest member of Congress and the first born in the 1980s.

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lynn

[gls]

What are his politics like?



Schock's focus is squarely on the Republican agenda: cutting taxes, slashing the deficit and pushing through credit card reform. He has also taken a traditionally conservative stance of opposing abortion and same-sex marriage.


"Pushing through credit card reform" is part of the Republican agenda? I guess that's not surprising. Also I'm not sure if his (apparent) emphasis on socially conservative issues is the best way to appeal to the younger demographic, even coming from a 20-something.