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'''Steve Driehaus''' is a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] | {{TOC|right}} | ||
'''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 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== | ==Committee assignments== | ||
*[[U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|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== | ==Congressional caucuses== | ||
*[[New Democrat Coalition]] | |||
*[[Children's Caucus]] (Co-chair) | |||
*[[Job Corps Caucus]] | |||
*[[Academic Medicine Caucus]] | |||
==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
===Health care=== | |||
His vote for the [[H.R. 3590|March 2010 health care bill]] triggered attention on the little-known Congressman.<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20100322/NEWS0108/3230354/Health-care-vote-helps-hurts-Rep.-Steve-Driehaus-on-Cincinnati-s-West-Side | |||
| date = 22 March 2010 | |||
| title = Health care vote helps, hurts Rep. Steve Driehaus on Cincinnati's West Side | |||
| author = Ben Fischer | journal = Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref> | |||
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.” <ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Steve Driehaus blasts 'intimidation tactics'; Jean Schmidt says she's received threats as well | |||
| author = Mark Curnutte | date = 25 March 2010 | |||
| url = http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20100325/NEWS0108/303240066/Steve-Driehaus-blasts-intimidation-tactics }}</ref> | |||
==Voting ratings== | ==Voting ratings== | ||
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==2010 Elections== | ==2010 Elections== | ||
{{seealso|2010 U.S. Congressional election}} | |||
Primary election: May 4 | *Primary election: May 4 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
* [http://driehaus.house.gov/ Representative Steve Driehaus] - official Congressional web site | * [http://driehaus.house.gov/ Representative Steve Driehaus] - official Congressional web site | ||
* [http://www.driehausforohio.com/ Re-elect Driehaus for Congress]] - Campaign web site |
Revision as of 21:36, 1 April 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
- Primary election: May 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
- Representative Steve Driehaus - official Congressional web site
- Re-elect Driehaus for Congress] - Campaign web site