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Following the 2004 election, Shadegg was elected Chairman of the [[House Republican Policy Committee]], the fifth-ranking position in the House Leadership. He was the only member of the [[Republican Revolution|Republican Class of 1994]] serving in leadership until resigning the post to run for Majority Leader in January 2006.
On January 13, 2006 Shadegg officially joined the race for the [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House Majority Leader]] as a compromise alternative candidate to Representatives [[Roy Blunt]] and [[John Boehner]]. Shadegg received the support of the [[National Review]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/editorial/editors200601131656.asp |title=Editorial: Shadegg for Leader |date=January 13, 2006 |work=National Review }}</ref> the [[Club for Growth]],<ref>{{cite press release |title=Club Endorses John Shadegg |publisher=The Club for Growth |date=January 13, 2006 |url=http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2006/01/press_release_club_endorses_jo.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190313/http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2006/01/press_release_club_endorses_jo.php |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> the [[Arizona Republic]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Editorial: Shadegg is gift GOP should open |work=The Arizona Republic |date=January 19, 2006 |url=
Shadegg ran for [[Party whips of the United States House of Representatives|House Minority Whip]] following the loss of Republican control of the House in November 2006, losing to Blunt.
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===2008===
{{See also|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3}}
Shadegg announced on February 11, 2008, that he would not run for an eighth term, saying that he wanted to "seek a new challenge in a different venue to advance the cause of freedom." However, Shadegg retracted the statement on February 21 and announced he would seek reelection.<ref name="Kraushaar">{{cite news |first=Josh |last=Kraushaar |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Shadegg Un-retires, Will Run For Re-election |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/politics/politico/thecrypt/main3861460.shtml |work=The Politico |publisher= |date=February 21, 2008 |accessdate=February 21, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="hensley">{{cite news |first=JJ |last=Hensley |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Shadegg is asked to stay |url=
===2010 retirement===
{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona#District 3}}
On January 14, 2010, Shadegg announced he would not run for reelection to a ninth term. In his statement, Shadegg says he will "pursue my commitment to fight for freedom in a different venue."<ref name="2010 election">{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Nowicki|title=Arizona Rep. John Shadegg won't seek re-election|url=
Ealy in 2011, Shaddeg joined the [[Goldwater Institute]] in Phoenix as a senior fellow; but he is no longer formally affiliated with the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldwaterinstitute.org/article/congressman-john-shadegg-named-goldwater-institute-senior-fellow|title=Congressman John Shadegg named Goldwater Institute Senior Fellow|date=January 4, 2011|publisher=goldwaterinstitute.org|accessdate=August 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903145013/http://goldwaterinstitute.org/article/congressman-john-shadegg-named-goldwater-institute-senior-fellow|archive-date=September 3, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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