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Steve Driehaus
Democratic nominee for U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st District
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 3, 2007 (official announcement)
OpponentSteve Chabot
Preceded byJohn Cranley
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 31st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byJerry Luebbers
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLucienne
ResidenceCincinnati, Ohio
Alma materMiami University,
Indiana University

Steven L. Driehaus is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 31st District since 2001, and currently serving as the Minority Whip. His district includes western Cincinnati, Addyston, Cheviot, Cleves and Template:City-state. Driehaus is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Ohio's 1st congressional district in 2008 against incumbent Steve Chabot. Because he is facing term limits in the Ohio House of Representatives, he has been planning this election run almost since being elected to his fourth and final term.[1]

Political career

Driehaus has served the 31st Ohio House of Representatives district, which has included wards 19–22, 25 & 26 of Cincinnati as well as Cheviot, Cleves, North Bend, and Addyston since the 2002 redistricting. This district is fully-contained in the United States House of Representatives Ohio first district. It is also (along with districts 32 and 33) part of Ohio Senate district 9, which encompasses the south central portion of Hamilton County.[2]

Driehaus has taken a leadership role on issues such as election law and redistricting reform.[3] He has also taken issue with information privacy in the state.[4] A fiscal conservative, Rep. Driehaus is the sponsor of legislation that would force a review of the billions of dollars Ohio now foregoes in "tax expenditures."

2006 elections

Driehaus had been the choice of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to run in Ohio's first congressional district for the 2006 United States House of Representatives elections, but he decided to run for re-election in his Ohio House of Representatives seat.[5] The district was one of four Republican seats that the party had targeted for takeover, but Chabot held off John Cranley by a 52%–48% margin and the Republicans held on to three of the four seats.[5]

2008 congressional race

The first congressional district, which covers 80% of Cincinnati, as well as suburbs north and west of the city in Hamilton and Butler counties,[6] was a targeted district by the Democratic Party in the 2006 United States House of Representatives elections and continues to be so in 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio.[7] Seven-term Republican incumbent Steve Chabot has won the district consistently, but not convincingly. However, Driehaus survived his own serious challenge in the 2006 election for his state house seat.[6] In previous elections, the district was hotly contested. Although Chabot won the seat consistently, the District's voters narrowly favored Democratic Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and United States Senator Sherrod Brown in 2006; United States President George W. Bush narrowly outpaced Democratic nominee John Kerry by just 1 percentage point in the 2004 United States presidential election.[6] Driehaus was recruited for the race by Democratic party officials,[8] and he received early contributions for this race from Nancy Pelosi, Steny H. Hoyer, James E. Clyburn, and Chris Van Hollen that were included in his 2007 second quarter financial filings.[9] From the time of the first official announcement on May 3, 2007 and first financial filing deadline on July 15, 2007, the race has been closely watched in the national media, and Time described it as one of the 15 Congressional races to watch in the 2008 election.[8][10] The DCCC has named the district's race as one of the thirteen that it is supporting in hopes of ousting a Republican incumbent in the 2008 United States House of Representatives elections.[11] In the midst of the financial crisis of 2007–2008, especially the subprime mortgage crisis, one of the issues in the race has been the candidates stances on foreclosures.[12]

Personal

Driehaus, a 1984 graduate of Elder High School in Cincinnati, studied political science at Miami University and holds a masters degree in public affairs from Indiana University. He later served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, where he worked with village groups and local schools to promote sustainable environmental practices.

Driehaus formerly directed and now serves as a consultant to the Community Building Institute, a collaborative effort of Xavier University and United Way & Community Chest that promotes citizen-led, asset-based community development. Driehaus is a member of the Price Hill Civic Club and serves on the Board of Seton High School.

Steve, his wife, Lucienne, their two daughters Alex and Clare, and a son, Jack, live in Cincinnati.

See also

References

  1. ^ Giroux, Greg (2007-04-06). "Murtha, Putnam PACs Pitch in Early to Aid Colleagues' Campaigns". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. ^ Blackwell, J. Kenneth (2002). "2002–2012 Ohio District Maps" (PDF). Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  3. ^ Driehaus lauded Cincinnati Enquirer, January 2007
  4. ^ Lee, Jennifer S. (2002-09-05). "Dirty Laundry, Online for All to See". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  5. ^ a b Blake, Aaron (2007-05-17). "Democrats call Driehaus the answer to dry spell against Rep. Steve Chabot". The Hill. Capitol Hill Publishing Corp. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  6. ^ a b c Giroux, Greg (2007-05-03). "Democrat Driehaus Targets Republican Chabot in Ohio House Race". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  7. ^ "Democrats Trying Again for Three Ohio Seats That Eluded Them in 2006". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 2007-04-19. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  8. ^ a b "U.S. House, 2008: Who Has Got the Money in the Midwest Races". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  9. ^ "CQPolitics Campaign Money Watch". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  10. ^ Downie, James and Marti Covington (2008-06-17). "Top 15 House and Senate Races to Watch: Ohio, 1st District". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  11. ^ Skiba, Katherine (2008-03-12). "House Democrats Give Extra Help to 13 Challengers to GOP Incumbents". U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report, L.P. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  12. ^ Hulse, Carl and David M. Herszenhorn (2008-10-08). "G.O.P. Facing Tougher Battle for Congress". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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