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Speaker
of the House John
Boehner John Andrew Boehner (November
17, 1949)-Speaker of the House of
Representatives beginning in January,
2011. Party
Affiliation:
Republican 1985–1990: State House of
Representatives (Ohio 57th
District) 1991-Present: U.S. House of
Representatives (Ohio 8th
District) 2007-2011: Minority Leader of
the United States House of
Representatives (Republican) 2011-Present: Speaker of the
House of Representatives John Andrew Boehner (b.
November 17, 1949
)
Conservative Republican
politician elected to represent the 8th
Congressional District of Ohio for an
11th term in November 2010, is a
national leader Republian Party and is
currently the Speaker of the House.
Boehner's professional life has
included time as a small businessman,
state legislator, and Member of
Congress. As the Speaker of the House,
John Boehner is now the second in line
for the presidency after the
Vice-President. With the strong Republican victory
in the 2010 elections, the Democratic
Party lost control of the House of
Representatives, and as a result, the
Republican members of Congress got to
choose the new Speaker. On November 17,
2010, Boehner was unanimously chosen by
the House Republicans as their nominee
for Speaker. John Boehner, a Republican
Representative from Ohio, was born in
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio on
November 17, 1949. Boehner graduated
from Moeller High School, in
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1968. He later
earned a Bachelor of Science Degree at
Xavier University in1977. Just out of
high school in 1968, John Boehner
served in the United States Navy, for
only eight weeks, being honorably
discharged due to a medical issue (a
bad back). Boehner later worked as a
businessman and business executive for
the Nucite Sales company, and began his
political career as the Union Township,
Ohio, board of trustees in 1981, later
becoming Board President, in 1984. In
1984, he won election as a member of
the Ohio state house of
representatives, holding that office
from 1985 to1990. In 1990, John Boehner
was elected as a Republican to the
102nd Congress. Positions he has held
in Congress include: House Republican
Conference Chairman, 1995-1999; Chair
of the Committee on Education and the
Workforce; Majority Leader, and
Minority Leader. John Boehner and his wife Debbie
were married in 1973. They live in the
Wetherington section of West Chester
Township. They have two daughters,
Lindsay and Tricia. Boehner is somewhat
also known for his golden tan, and his
passion for golf. John
Boehner--Official House Website Speaker
of the House John
Boehner--Speaker's Official
Website John
Boeher-Wikipedia article Friends
of John Boehner--official campaign
site John
Boehner Voting record -- The
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Family,
Career, and Personal
Highlights Earl
Henry Boehner
--Father Mary
Anne Boehner (née Hall)
--Mother Deborah
Gunlack-
Wife
(Married 1973)--Children of this
marriage: Lindsay and
Tricia Education: 1977:
Xavier University, BA in
Business Career/Occupation: Political
Career: 1985-1990: Ohio state
representative 1991-Present: U.S. House of
Representatives, (8th District
of Ohio) 2007-Present: Minority
Leader of the United States
House of
Representatives Military
Service: Site
Map--revision
in progress John
Boehner Links and Sources: John
Boehner--Wikepedia Article Official
John Boehner Site--House of
Representatives website Friends
of John Boehner--official campaign
site John
Boehner Voting record -- The
Washington Post |
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