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Steve Chabot, a Republican, represents the First Congressional District of Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected to the district in 1992, and was defeated in the November 2008 general election by Steven Driehaus (D). Chabot was re-elected in the 2010 general election.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.3 Partial-birth abortion ban 1.4 Earmarks 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 2.1.2 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Articles 7.2.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

Chabot voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Partial-birth abortion ban

Chabot sponsored the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 which outlaws a specific late-term abortion procedure. On November 5, 2003, President George W. Bush signed it into law.

Main article: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

Earmarks

In 2006, Chabot earmarked $1.6 million to be distributed among several institutions in his district whose board of directors' members had made contributions to his campaign fund. The funding of several of the organizations-----the Cincinnati Museum Center, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Center-----appeared incongruous with Chabot's previous stance regarding federal funding of the humanities. In the past, he sharply criticized pork-barrel spending and co-sponsored legislation that would have elimated both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. [1]

Bio

Chabot was born January 22, 1953 in Cincinnati. He was educated at the College of William and Mary where he earned a B.A. in 1975. He went on to obtain a Juris Doctor degree from Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law (in Highland Heights, KY) in 1978. He worked as a school teacher (1975-1976), was a member of the Cincinnati city council (1985-1990), and the Hamilton County, Ohio, commission (1990-94).

Congressional career

According to his House biography, "Chabot is one of Congress's leading advocates for fiscal responsibility -- voting consistently 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 consistently rate Chabot as one of the most pro-taxpayer members of Congress.

Congressman Chabot, also served as a House Manager during the Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton. Chabot received praise for his even-handed and thoughtful approach to the trial.

Chabot has helped lead efforts to block taxation of the Internet, pass product liability reform measures, and toughen anti-drug laws. He is an outspoken defender of individual privacy rights."[2]

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated John Cranley to face Chabot in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [3] Chabot retained his seat.

2008 elections

In the 2008 race for Ohio's First Congressional District, the MAF Freedom PAC endorsed Chabot over his Democratic challenger, State Representative Steven Driehaus. The PAC is affiliated with the conservative pro-war group Move America Forward. ^[2] He was defeated in the general election by Driehaus.^[3]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Cintas Corp	$ 22,500
American Financial Group	$ 15,500
JTM Provisions	$ 14,900
Hunt Development	$ 12,500
Every Republican is Crucial PAC	$ 10,000
Freedom Project	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
Valentine Research	$ 10,000
Sportsman's Market	$ 9,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Steven Chabot from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Steven Chabot from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Steven Chabot from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Steven Chabot from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

• Congressional Advisory Board, Humpty Dumpty Institute

Committees

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommitee on Asia and the Pacific
  • Subcommitee on Middle East and Central Asia
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
• House Committee on Small Business, Ranking Member

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on International Relations
  • Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust
  • Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  • Subcommittee on the Constitution - Chair
  • Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Tax Finance and Exports
• Congressional Representative to the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, appointed by George W. Bush

More Background Data

• Background information on Steven Chabot from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Steven Chabot from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Steven Chabot from the Washington Post database

• Information on Steven Chabot from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Steven Chabot. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC Office:
129 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3501
Phone: 202-225-2216
Fax: 202-225-3012
Web Email
Website

District Office - Cincinnati:
3003 Carew Tower
441 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-684-2723
Fax: 513-421-8722

Articles and Resources

Resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Articles

• Jonathan Allen, "Chabot aims earmarks at places linked to donors," The Hill, September 19, 2005.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• As Ohio Goes
• Writes Like She Talks

Semantic data (Edit data)

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