1992 - United States House of Representatives Offices and Issue Campaigns - Richard Joseph (Dick) Durbin - "Pay Back"1992-01-01Durbin, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1944-http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/P-1380-65232The 1992 political ad for Democratic candidate Dick Durbin targets his opponent John Shimkus, portraying him as corrupt and untrustworthy. Scenes of Shimkus in a lavish office spotlight his alleged misuse of $31,000 of taxpayer money, broken promises on salary raises, and general fiscal irresponsibility. The ad aims to discredit Shimkuss suitability for congressional promotion, accompanied by visuals of displeased taxpayers confronting him.