Donald Anthony Manzullo[1] (born March 24, 1944)[2] is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district, from 1993 to 2013.

Don Manzullo was born in Rockford, Illinois and attended Auburn High School, graduating in 1962.

[2][4] Incumbent Republican U.S. Congresswoman Lynn Morley Martin, of Illinois's 16th congressional district, decided to retire in order to run for the U.S. Senate.

Manzullo ran in the Republican primary, but lost to State Representative John Hallock, Jr.

His views on such issues as abortion also follow this trend; he has a 100% approval rating from the National Right to Life Committee since 1997.

His ability to gain great funding for highway improvements within his district has given him somewhat of a reputation as a pork barreller.

He later apologized for the comment, saying that he was not referring generally to Islam, but to terrorists who "believe and practice a violent, anti-modernity version of Wahhabism in which they seek to impose a new caliphate.”[14] During his time in Congress, Manzullo worked avidly to ensure "the safety of the American people".

[16] At one point, Manzullo worked on an appeal to President Barack Obama to forgo his plan to move over 200 Taliban and al Qaeda terrorist suspects from Guantanamo Bay detention camp to northern Illinois for detainment.

[19] To fund his campaigns for re-election, Manzullo receives financing from a number of contributors, foremost among them Honeywell International, which donated $10,000 towards his last election.

[20] In total, 58% of his funds were drawn from private sources, and 40% from PAC contributions; none of his own money is used to finance his campaigns.

[2] On January 4, 2013, after his congressional term had ended, Manzullo became the president and CEO of the Korea Economic Institute, a Washington think tank.

[citation needed] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress