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'''Steve Driehaus''' is a first-term [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing the 1st Congressional District of [[Ohio]]. Prior to Congress, he spent eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives, describing himself as a [[fiscal conservatism|fiscal conservative]] who sponsored legislation to force a review of the billions of dollars that Ohio foregoes in "tax expenditures." He belongs | '''Steve Driehaus''' is a first-term [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] representing the 1st Congressional District of [[Ohio]]. Prior to Congress, he spent eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives, describing himself as a [[fiscal conservatism|fiscal conservative]] who sponsored legislation to force a review of the billions of dollars that Ohio foregoes in "tax expenditures." He belongs to the [[New Democrat Coalition]]. | ||
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Revision as of 01:52, 27 October 2013
Steve Driehaus is a first-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 1st Congressional District of Ohio. Prior to Congress, he spent eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives, describing himself as a fiscal conservative who sponsored legislation to force a review of the billions of dollars that Ohio foregoes in "tax expenditures." He belongs to the New Democrat Coalition.
He has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Financial Services Committee
- Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
- Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Congressional caucuses
Issues
Health care
His vote for the March 2010 health care bill triggered attention on the little-known Congressman.[1]
He, as well as Republican Representative Jean Schmidt, reported receiving threats over the bill. These were not strictly anonymous. Fellow Ohioan House Minority Leader John Boehner, who grew up in what is now Driehaus' district, had said, on the House floor, “He may be a dead man. He can’t go home to the west side of Cincinnati.” [2]
Voting ratings
Sources: Links to the voting ratings guides of the above organizations together with brief descriptive information on the organizations themselves, may be found at: http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs
2008 Election
Candidate | Party | Vote total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Steve Driehaus | Democrat | 155,455 | 52.47% |
Steve Chabot | Republican | 140,683 | 47.48% |
Source: Federal Election Results - final official tally
2010 Elections
- See also: 2010 U.S. Congressional election
He is running against Steve Chabot, a seven-term Congressman whom he defeated in 2008. In October 2010, the Washington Post reported that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee defunded ads for his district, [3], because their national Republican counterpart is also withdrawing district funds.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Ben Fischer (22 March 2010), "Health care vote helps, hurts Rep. Steve Driehaus on Cincinnati's West Side", Cincinnati Enquirer
- ↑ Mark Curnutte (25 March 2010), Steve Driehaus blasts 'intimidation tactics'; Jean Schmidt says she's received threats as well
- ↑ Aaron Blake (12 October 2010), "DCCC pulls out of six vulnerable districts", Washington Post
- ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee pulls Driehaus TV campaign ads, 12 October 2010