Rep. Jean Schmidt

Republican  •  2nd District, Ohio  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2005
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06/01/12
Sponsor, Pro-Lifers: Democrats Blocked Sex-Selection Abortion Ban

Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio chimed in: “I’m disappointed. This is a bill that basically is about sex selection for abortion.  Abortion is wrong at any level, but to condone someone wanting to end a life based solely on the sex of their child is horrendo

Source: LifeNews.com
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05/31/12
Rising Anti-Compromise Republicans Set to Reshape Senate

Paul, son of Republican presidential candidate and Texas Representative Ron Paul ... in member-to-member primaries because of newly-drawn districts, and one -- Jean Schmidt of Ohio -- lost to a challenger with Tea Party support.

Source: Bloomberg
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05/30/12
Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

Among House Republicans, Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio is the only incumbent defeated by an outsider. In Illinois, Rep. Dan Manzullo lost to fellow Rep. Adam Kinzinger.

Source: AP
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05/30/12
Incumbent primary losses begin to mount, may approach record

With Rep. Silvestre Reyes’s (D-Tex ... Indeed, at least two of the four incumbents who have lost to challengers — Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.) — saw their districts undergo significant changes.

Source: Washington Post
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05/30/12
Reyes Loses Dem Primary in Texas's 16th

Reyes is the third House member to lose a primary to a non-incumbent challenger this cycle. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, and Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa., also lost in races contested by the Campaign for Primary Accountability, and three other representatives lost

Source: YAHOO!
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05/30/12
Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes Loses Re-Election Primary

In March, the group opposed Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt, who lost her Ohio re-election primary in an upset delivered by U.S. Army combat surgeon Brad Wenstrup. O'Rourke campaigned on a platform to "end corruption" and called for congressional term limits.

Source: YAHOO!
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05/30/12
Congressman Silvestre Reyes loses in primary in Texas

...managed to unseat Illinois Republican lawmaker Adam Kinzinger and it contributed to the defeat of Ohio Republican legislator Jean Schmidt. The group has made clear that its next target will be Democratic New York Congressman Charles Rangel. The Super PA

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05/30/12
Incumbent primary losses begin to mount, may approach record

...But much of that has to do with redistricting. Indeed, at least two of the four incumbents who have lost to challengers — Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.) — saw their districts undergo significant changes. Reyes and Sen. Richard Lu

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05/30/12
Incumbent primary losses begin to mount, may approach record

...But much of that has to do with redistricting. Indeed, at least two of the four incumbents who have lost to challengers — Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.) — saw their districts undergo significant changes. Reyes and Sen. Richard Lu

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05/30/12
Long Democrat House member Reyes upset in primary

...influence across states and parties contributed to various House members’ primary losses earlier this year, including Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-OH), Don Manzullo (R-IL) and Tim Holden (D-PA). Reyes has served in the House since 1997 and formerly chaired t

Source: FOX News
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05/30/12
Longtime Dem House member Reyes loses primary- House's oldest member beats Tea Party challenger

...influence across states and parties contributed to various House members’ primary losses earlier this year, including Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-OH), Don Manzullo (R-IL) and Tim Holden (D-PA). Reyes has served in the House since 1997 and formerly chaired t

Source: FOX News
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05/30/12
Dewhurst and Cruz headed for runoff in Texas Senate race

...be the fourth member of Congress this year to lose to a non-incumbent challenger, joining Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.). Two other incumbents survived primary challenges easily: Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-

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05/30/12
Incumbent primary losses begin to mount, may approach record

...But much of that has to do with redistricting. Indeed, at least two of the four incumbents who have lost to challengers — Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.) — saw their districts undergo significant changes. Reyes and Sen. Richard Lu

Source: The Fix
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05/30/12
Dewhurst and Cruz headed for runoff in Texas Senate race

...fourth member of Congress this year to lose to a non-incumbent challenger, joining Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.). Two other incumbents survived primary challenges easily: Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas),

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05/30/12
Silvestre Reyes Loses Democratic Primary in Texas's 16th District

...and radio ads hitting Reyes. Reyes is the third House member to lose a primary to a non-incumbent challenger this cycle. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, and Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa., also lost in races contested by the Campaign for Primary Accountability, and

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05/30/12
Dewhurst and Cruz headed for runoff in Texas Senate race

...fourth member of Congress this year to lose to a non-incumbent challenger, joining Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.). Two other incumbents survived primary challenges easily: Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas),

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05/30/12
Incumbent primary losses begin to mount, may approach record

...But much of that has to do with redistricting. Indeed, at least two of the four incumbents who have lost to challengers — Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.) — saw their districts undergo significant changes. Reyes and Sen. Richard Lu

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05/30/12
Silvestre Reyes Defeated in Primary

...and radio ads hitting Reyes. Reyes is the third House member to lose a primary to a non-incumbent challenger this cycle. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, and Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa., also lost in races contested by the Campaign for Primary Accountability, and

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05/30/12
Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes Loses Re-Election Primary

...Jeremiah Wright-centered attacks against Obama. (Ricketts rejected the plan.) In March, the group opposed Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt, who lost her Ohio re-election primary in an upset delivered by U.S. Army combat surgeon Brad Wenstrup. O’Rourke cam

Source: ABC News
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05/30/12
Ralph Hall, House's oldest representative, beats Tea Party challenger in Texas GOP primary

...the congressman. The group has hit incumbents from both parties across the country. It delivered a knockout blows to Reps. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, Don Manzullo, R-Ill., and Tim Holden, D-Pa., in their primary losses earlier this year. Texas expanded its c

Source: FOX News
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05/29/12
Ralph Hall, House's oldest representative, beats Tea Party challenger in Texas GOP primary

Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, the oldest member of the House ... It delivered a knockout blows to Reps. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, Don Manzullo, R-Ill., and Tim Holden, D-Pa., in their primary losses earlier this year. Texas expanded its congressional ...

Source: FOX News
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05/29/12
In Defense of ‘Outside Groups’

Dan Burton (R-Ind.) and the defeat of Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio). The New York Times reports that the group is making politicians “nervous” and “increasing Congress’s sense of insecurity.” Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), for instance ...

Source: Reason.com
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05/29/12
Silvestre Reyes, Longtime Democratic Congressman, At Risk In Texas 16 Democratic Primary

Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) may soon join Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.) on an expanding list of members who can't hold their seat through the primary. The close race had Reyes and his ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/29/12
Southwest Michigan Politics: Congressman Fred Upton, Jack Hoogendyk race highlighted by Washington Times

Richard G. Lugar of Indiana and Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio, who lost primary races this year to candidates backed by the tea party. “To me, if you are Upton, you either react like John McCain in Arizona or maybe Orrin Hatch in Utah, and you ...

Source: MLive.com
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05/29/12
Silvestre Reyes, Longtime Democratic Congressman, At Risk In Texas 16 Democratic Primary

...Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) may soon join Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.) on an expanding list of members who can't hold their seat through the primary. Despite prominent endorsements from former Presiden

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05/29/12
Tea partyers down on Upton in Michigan primary

...he hopes to avoid the fate of other Republican incumbents this cycle, most notably Sen. Richard G. Lugar of Indiana and Rep. Jean Schmidt of Ohio, who lost primary races this year to candidates backed by the tea party. “To me, if you are Upton, you ei

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05/28/12
Local veterans groups seek helpers

Rep. Jean Schmidt represents Ohio’s 2nd District in Congress. The district stretches from eastern Cincinnati to Portsmouth. Many of the graves of veterans in Southern Ohio and elsewhere are marked with American flags each year in observance of ...

Source: Cincinnati.com
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05/28/12
Local veterans groups seek helpers

Rep. Jean Schmidt represents Ohio’s 2nd District in Congress. The district stretches from eastern Cincinnati to Portsmouth. Many of the graves of veterans in Southern Ohio and elsewhere are marked with American flags each year in observance of ...

Source: Cincinnati.com
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05/25/12
In the News - Lee calls for greater attention to N. Korea's human rights record

...lawmakers traveling with her are Reps. Dan Burton (R-Ind), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Brad Miller (D-NC) and Jean Schmidt (R-OH). Their trip came amid concern Pyongyang could carry out a nuclear test, which would be its third after tw

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05/24/12
NEW INFO: $150M in Funding for Piketon Centrifuge Project

The group will meet with Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown, along with Congresswoman Jean Schmidt. They also have their fingers crossed on a meeting with the Presidents staff.

Source: WSAZ
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