LEGISLATOR US Representative (R-OH-01)

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BGOV BIOGRAPHY

By Jim Myers for Bloomberg News Republican Steve Chabot, who early in his House career helped manage President 's Senate impeachment trial, wants to bolster the economy, repeal the health-care law and make sure veterans get the care they need. ``Revitalizing our economy and putting Americans back to work is my top priority in Washington,'' Chabot said on his House website. For the 114th Congress, he was chosen by his Republican colleagues as chairman of the Small Business Committee to succeed of Missouri, who was forced to leave due to Republican term limit rules. Chabot had been the second-ranking Republican on the panel. Citing research showing firms less than five years old create 7 of 10 jobs, he wants to boost startups by pursuing policies such as simplifying the tax code, ensuring better access to capital, cutting the nation's debt and blocking burdensome regulations. Chabot says that during the administration, ``small businesses have shouldered the disproportionate burden of new regulations, higher taxes, and more difficult barriers to the capital needed to grow. The Obama administration's policies -- from Dodd-Frank, to Obamacare, to an emboldened EPA -- have made operating a business or starting a new business more challenging than ever before.'' Chabot says repealing the 2010 would help, while acknowledging that health care needs improvement. Chabot cited his own plan to allow taxpayers to deduct from their taxes 100 percent of their insurance premium costs, and has expressed support for allowing small businesses to join together to negotiate with insurance companies to lower prices, according to the Enquirer. He also would allow sales of health insurance plans across state lines. On energy, Chabot wants to consider all available options, including wind, solar, nuclear and drilling in Ohio. ``I am a strong proponent for the Keystone XL pipeline that would bring thousands of barrels of oil to the U.S. each day, not © 2015 Bloomberg Finance L.P. All Rights Reserved ``I am a strong proponent for the Keystone XL pipeline that would bring thousands of barrels of oil to the U.S. each day, not to mention, create thousands of American jobs,'' he said on his website. ``Some of those jobs would be created right here in Cincinnati at our Siemens plant.'' To cut spending, Chabot supports adding a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. ``It's time that Congress make the tough decisions to stop wasteful government spending,'' he said. Chabot opposes privatization of Social Security as well as cuts to the program even while citing a 2009 report by trustees predicting the system will begin paying out more in benefits than it collects in revenue. ``Though this is a grim forecast, cutting benefits is not an option that I would support,'' he said. On social issues, he opposes same-sex marriage and abortion rights. Chabot's campaign points to his authorship of a bill to ban late-term abortions, which was enacted into law in 2003. The American Conservative Union has given Chabot a lifetime rating of 97 percent based on his votes on key legislation. Chabot took his place in congressional history as one of House members managing Clinton's 1999 Senate trial in connection with the scandal over his involvement with Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern. The Republican-led House's vote to impeach Clinton made him the second president to be impeached. Clinton was acquitted by the Senate. On his website he defended his handling of the impeachment process as even-handed. Early Years Born in Cincinnati, Chabot received a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary. He returned to Cincinnati and taught at St. Joseph's School while attending night classes at Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where he received his law degree. Chabot also has taught political science at the University of Cincinnati. Chabot's first attempt at elective office came in 1979, when he lost a bid for a seat on the . He tried once more before he was finally successful in 1985, serving on the City Council from then until 1985 to 1990 when he was elected to the Hamilton County Commission. In 1988, he waged an unsuccessful bid for the House, losing to Democrat Thomas Luken. Chabot was first elected to Congress in 1994, when Republicans took control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Chabot contributed to that historic turnover by defeating incumbent Democrat David Mann. In 2008, with Obama at the top of the Democratic ticket and Ohio a presidential battleground state, Chabot lost his bid for re-election to an eighth term to Democrat . Two years later, Republicans re-gained control of the House in what Obama called a ``shellacking'' and Chabot won his seat back, ousting Driehaus. In 2014, he defeated Democratic challenger Fred Kundrata, an airline pilot, with more than 63 percent of the vote. Personal Note Chabot's a past chairman of the Boy Scouts of Cincinnati. Updated Nov. 28, 2014

BIO FROM REPRESENTATIVE'S WEBSITE

From the Representative's Website U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot has proudly served Ohio's First Congressional District for 18 years. A lifelong Cincinnatian, Steve previously served as a Cincinnati City Councilman and Hamilton County Commissioner for four years each prior to being elected to Congress in 1994. Since becoming a Member of Congress, Steve has served on the Committee of the Judiciary, the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was named to the role of Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific in 2013, after previously serving as the Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee from 2011-2012. Steve also served as Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution from 2001-2006 and as Ranking Member on the House Committee on Small Business from 2007-2008. Steve has taken his passion to fight wasteful government spending to Congress, becoming one of the leading advocates

© 2015 Bloomberg Finance L.P. All Rights Reserved Steve has taken his passion to fight wasteful government spending to Congress, becoming one of the leading advocates for fiscal responsibility. Steve has consistently voted to eliminate wasteful spending and reduce the excessive tax burden on hard-working Americans. Nonpartisan taxpayer advocacy groups such as Citizens Against Government Waste, the Concord Coalition and the National Taxpayers Union have time and again rated Steve as one of the most pro-taxpayer members of Congress. Steve has also helped lead efforts to pass product liability reform measures and toughen anti-drug laws. He is an outspoken defender of the rights of the unborn, most importantly having authored the ban on the practice of Partial-Birth Abortions. In January 1999, Steve served as one of 12 House Managers during the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, where he received praise for his even-handed and thoughtful approach to the trial. Steve is a proud 1973 graduate of LaSalle High School. He went on to earn his undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary, and then returned to Cincinnati to teach at St. Joseph's School in the West End while studying at Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law in the evening. Steve and his wife, Donna, live in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Westwood. They have two children, Erica and Randy, and are the proud grandparents of Reed.

PERSONAL PROFILE

COMMITTEES Birthdate 01/22/1953 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS House Committee on Foreign Affairs Birthplace Cincinnati, OH Education House Committee on Small Business Political College of William & Mary Chairman Republican Party Party Bachelor's Degree 1975 House Committee on the Judiciary Marital Married CAUCUSES Status Salmon P Chase Coll of Law JD 1978 Congressional Caucus on Nigeria Spouse Donna Congressional Small Business Caucus Residence Cincinnati, OH 1985 - 1990 Council Member, City of House Republican Study Committee Cincinnati OH 1990 - 1994 Commissioner, 2 children ; 1 Family County of Hamilton OH 01-03-1995 - 01-03- grandchild 2009 Representative:Ohio, (US)House of Representatives 01-03-2011 - Present Representative:Ohio, (US)House of Representatives

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