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Born in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 29, 1951; B.A., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1973; J.D., Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, 1976; lawyer, private practice; administrative law judge, Ohio state department of insurance, 1976-1978; first assistant city prosecutor, senior assistant city attorney, then assistant city manager, Columbus City Attorney’s Office, Ohio, 1978-1985; judge, Franklin County, Ohio, Municipal Court, 1989, 1990, and 1992; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third Congresse (November 3, 1992-present).

110th Congress - House Vote Record
Description Preferred Position This official's vote compared with the preferred position
Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800). The bill would create a fundamental shift in labor policy by approving legislation that would rely solely on "card check" rather than a secret ballot election to decide representation when organizing a union and also imposes mandatory mediation and binding arbitration. (Passed 241-185) AGC POSITION: NO N Voted WITH the preferred position
Water Resources Development Act (H.R.1495). Important infrastructure vote that would authorize $23 billion in flood control, increasing navigation capacity and ecosystem restoration projects administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). (Vote on Final Passage Passed 394-25) AGC POSITION: YES Y Voted WITH the preferred position
Tax Collection Responsibility Act (HR 3056). Vote on permanent repeal of the death tax. (Failed 196-212) AGC POSITION: YES Y Voted WITH the preferred position
Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act (HR 3867). Procurement reform vote that would reform the HUBZone program to eliminate abuse of HUBZone status for federal construction. (Passed 334-80) AGC POSITION: YES Y -
Water Resources Development Act (H.R.1495). Important infrastructure vote that would authorize $23 billion in flood control, increasing navigation capacity and ecosystem restoration projects administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). (Vote on Veto Override Passed 361-54) AGC POSITION: YES Y -
Departments of Transportation, and Housing & Urban Development Act for FY 08 (HR 3074). Important infrastructure vote that would add $1.6 billion more for highways, $750 million more for airports, and about $200 million more for transit above the President's budget request. (Passed 270-147) AGC POSITION: YES Y Voted AGAINST the preferred position
Highway Trust Fund Fix (HR 6532). Important transportation infrastructure vote that would add $8 billion to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund to offset a projected deficit in FY 2009 and a resulting 34 percent or more reduction in states' federal-aid highway funding. (Passed 387-37) AGC POSITION: YES Y Voted WITH the preferred position
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 3997) Vote on a bipartisan bill to restore liquidity, stability and confidence in the financial markets. (Failed 205-228) AGC POSITION: YES Y Voted WITH the preferred position
This official's percentage on this voting record: 83%
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Y Voted YES N Voted NO
- Did Not Vote A Absent
T Paired Vote Z Presiding
P Voted PRESENT    

Cosponsorship of Key Legislation
Description Preferred Position Cosponsor of this Legislation?

112 S.J.RES.36
Ambush Election: S.J.Res.36 - disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and published December 22, 2011, relating to representation election procedures. (Introduced Feb. 16, 2012) AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Support

112 S. 2245
Wetlands: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act (S.2245) - would stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing their final guidance on waters of the U.S. (Introduced Mar. 28, 2012) AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Support

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