Roland Knightly
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| Democratic Party | ||||
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| Congressman | ||||
| Began Present Office: 2000 | ||||
| Electoral District | 9th Congressional District | |||
| State | Illinois | |||
| Region and Superregion | Midwest/Wabash Valley | |||
| Previous Offices | none | |||
| Born | 26th of April, 1974 Chicago, IL | |||
| Spouse | Elisa Nijland Knightly | |||
| Religion | Catholic | |||
| Residence | Evanston, IL | |||
| Occupation | Lecturer | |||
| Education | Harvard University | |||
Congressman Roland Theodore Knightly, Jr. (b. 26th of April 1974) is a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 9th Congressional District of Illinois, a position he has been serving in since 2000.
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Early Life and Career
Roland Theodore Knightly, Jr. was born on the 26th of April 1974 to Maria Sawers Knightly and Congressman Roland Jonathan Knightly, Sr., at their family home in a white suburb of Chicago. The intelligent child of a politician and his wife, Roland Knightly enjoyed prime education and went to Harvard University to study Political Science. Later, he would read the same subject at the University of Chicago and be promoted to PhD on a thesis about the shifting political climate of the last century. In 2000, he stood for the House of Representatives.
U.S. Congressional Representative (2000-present)
Roland Knightly has now served for 9 years in the House.
Personal Life
Family
Roland met Elisa Nijland in 1995 and began a relationship with her- after living together for 5 years, they married in 2000, on the 20th of February. On the 11th of November that year, their first child was born: Deirdre Jacqueline Knightly. They have had 2 children since: Martina Agnes Knightly (in 2002) and Roland Francis Knightly III (in 2004). A fourth is coming, which Roland plans to be the last, because "5 is too much".
Ideology
Roland Knightly can be described as an Intellectual Liberal, almost social, Democrat from Illinois. He supports Civil Unions, opposes foreign interventionism, and is generally a proponent of an American welfare state, even if he has to regulate things for it. He keeps his commitment to the Free Market, but he agrees the Free Market, as has been proven in the 2008 credit crisis, needs a support in the back from the Government with some regulations. Roland is pro-abortion and anti-death penalty.
