Ralph Regula
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| Ralph Regula | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district |
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| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Bow |
| Succeeded by | John Boccieri |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 29th district |
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| In office January 3, 1967-January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Districts Created |
| Succeeded by | Richard Reichel |
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| Born | December 3, 1924 Beach City, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Regula (b. 1924) |
| Residence | Navarre, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Mount Union College, William McKinley School of Law |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
Ralph Straus Regula (born December 3, 1924 in Beach City, Ohio)[1] was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio. He retired in January 2009 after 18 consecutive terms. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress (2007–2009), he was the second longest serving Republican member of the U.S. House (after Bill Young of Florida).
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[edit] Career
Congressman Ralph Regula (R-Ohio) was ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, Human Services and Education funding in the 110th Congress. The subcommittee's budget, the largest discretionary domestic account, was over $140 billion. Regula, a former teacher and principal, was a Congressional leader in pushing for alternative solutions in improving reading skills, developing teacher training and increasing Pell Grant funding so that poorer and middle class students can obtain two and four year degrees. Regula also increased by millions of dollars the amount of federal money committed to research in fighting cancer, heart disease and birth defects.[citation needed] Regula is a member of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem cell research.
Regula was also a Congressional leader in alternative energy sources. He was an early champion of fuel cell technology and he has directed federal funding back to his home state, Ohio, which is recognized as a national leader in fuel cell research and development. Additionally, Regula was a proponent of clean coal. Ohio and its neighboring states have an abundant supply of coal and Regula believes that it could help alleviate the nation's energy problems because larger energy users, such a large manufacturers, could use clean coal rather than natural gas.[citation needed] Such utilization would help reduce home energy costs and free up the demand for natural gas. Additionally, he was the impetus behind what was to ultimately become the AmericaView Consortium, started in 1998 as OhioView with the goal of supporting the delivery and use of Landsat imagery for civilian applications.
Although the 16th District was competitive in presidential elections, Regula consistently ran 15% to 20% ahead of the Republican candidate for President.[citation needed]
Since 1975, Regula blocked the renaming of Mt. McKinley to Denali. Canton, in Regula's district, was William McKinley's hometown.[2] (See Denali naming dispute.)
Regula, a former country lawyer, U.S. Navy veteran and state legislator, was first elected in 1972. Previously he had served on the Ohio Board of Education and in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate. An alumnus of Mount Union College, he is married to Mary whom he met there, and they have three children and four grandchildren.
Rep. Regula retired from the House of Representatives when his term ended in January 2009. He was succeeded by John Boccieri, a Democrat from the Ohio General Assembly.
[edit] See also
- Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 16th District
- List of United States Representatives from Ohio
[edit] References
- ^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000141 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ^ James Loewen, "Lies Across America", p. 53.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
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| Preceded by Frank T. Bow |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district January 3, 1973–January 3, 2009 |
Succeeded by John Boccieri |
