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In October 2010, the ''Washington Post'' reported that the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] defunded ads for his district, preferring to spend them in an election where there was a better chance of success.<ref>{{citation | |||
| title = DCCC pulls out of six vulnerable districts | |||
| author = Aaron Blake | |||
| journal = Washington Post | |||
| date = 12 October 2010 | |||
| url = http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/dccc-pulls-out-of-seven-vulner.html}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:43, 12 October 2010
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 of legislation to force a review of the billions of dollars that Ohio foregoes in "tax expenditures." He belongs to 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
In October 2010, the Washington Post reported that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee defunded ads for his district, preferring to spend them in an election where there was a better chance of success.[3]
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
- Representative Steve Driehaus - official Congressional web site
- Re-elect Driehaus for Congress] - Campaign web site