article_snippet: Today, I am announcing my resignation as a Member of the United States House of Representatives effective March 31,' Schock, 33, said in a statement issued by Aaron Schock, a Republican from Illinois Capitol Hill office.
article_snippet: Politico was first to report Schock's resignation; Politico  is centered on the small Illinois city of Peoria.
article_snippet: In a statement, the United States House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said: 'With this decision, Schock has put the best interests of Schock constituents and the United States House of Representatives first.
article_snippet: : Schock posed with longtime friend Shea Ledford (center) and then-the United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (left) for a ceremonial swearing-in picture in 2011, at the beginning of Schock second term in office .
article_snippet: A source in the United States House of Representatives leadership told Daily Mail Online that Schock did not give anyone notice before making Schock announcement. '
article_snippet: Anne Weismann, the group's executive director,called Schock's departure 'inevitable,' noting that he 'couldn’t say just last week whether or not he had broken the law.'
article_snippet: Schock is the second Republican member of the House of Representatives to quit in recent months under a cloud of scandal.
article_snippet: Illinois will hold a special election in the next 115 days to replace Schock in Schock district, according to state law.
article_snippet: Schock was first elected in 2009, succeeding Ray LaHood – who went on to be President Obama's transportation secretary.
highlights_snippet: Aaron Schock, 33, stepped down from House of Representatives after weeks of revelations about Aaron Schock spending .
  