Steve LaTourette
| Steve LaTourette | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district |
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| Assumed office January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Sawyer |
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| Born | July 22, 1954 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Laptook LaTourette |
| Residence | Bainbridge Township, Ohio |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, Cleveland State University |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Religion | Methodist |
Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette (born July 22, 1954) is the U.S. House of Representative for Ohio's 14th congressional district, serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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[edit] Early life, education and career
A graduate of Cleveland Heights High School (1972) and the University of Michigan, LaTourette studied law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University.
After a stint as a public defender, LaTourette was elected the County Prosecutor of Lake County, Ohio and served from 1989 to 1995. There, he made his name prosecuting the Kirtland serial murders that were organized by mass-murderer and outlaw Mormon, Jeffrey Lundgren.
[edit] U.S. House of Representatives
[edit] Committee assignments
LaTourette is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership. In 2006 LaTourette co-authored the Financial Data Protection Act of 2006, which sought to unify state and federal laws on banking and privacy and ease the burden of patchwork legislation.
[edit] Positions
On Thursday, March 17, 2011 LaTourette became one of only seven Republicans who voted "NO" on a measure introduced in the US House of Representatives to strip all government funding from NPR. (http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll192.xml)
In a meeting with transit advocates, LaTourette disparaged fellow legislators, referring to them as "knuckledraggers that came in in the last election that hate taxes." (http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/03/16/rep-latourette-tells-transit-advocates-to-ask-congress-for-what-they-need/)
[edit] Political campaigns
[edit] 1994
LaTourette was elected to the House in 1994 in the wave of Republican successes in that year, defeating incumbent Eric Fingerhut. LaTourette served the 19th district of Ohio from 1995 to 2003. After another district was eliminated in the round of redistricting following the 2000 Census, LaTourette's district was renumbered to the 14th district of Ohio, where he currently serves the eastern suburbs of Cleveland, northeastern Summit County, northern Trumbull County, northern Portage County, Ashtabula County, Lake County, and Geauga County.
[edit] 2008
[edit] 2010
LaTourette defeated Democratic nominee and former Appellate Court judge Bill O'Neill in the general election, along with Libertarian nominee and accountant John Jelenic.
[edit] Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
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| 1994 | Eric Fingerhut | 89,701 | 43% | Steven C. LaTourette | 99,997 | 48% | Ronald Young | Independent | 11,364 | 6% | Jerome Brentar | Independent | 5,180 | 3% | |||||
| 1996 | Thomas Coyne, Jr. | 101,152 | 41% | Steven C. LaTourette | 135,012 | 55% | Thomas Martin | Natural Law | 10,655 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1998 | Elizabeth Kelley | 64,090 | 34% | Steven C. LaTourette | 126,786 | 66% | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Dale V. Blanchard | 101,842 | 32% | Steven C. LaTourette | 206,639 | 65% | Sid Stone | Libertarian | 10,367 | 3% |
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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| 2002 | Dale V. Blanchard | 51,846 | 28% | Steven C. LaTourette | 134,413 | 72% | * | |||||||
| 2004 | Capri S. Cafaro | 119,714 | 37% | Steven C. LaTourette | 201,652 | 63% | ||||||||
| 2006 | Lewis R. Katz | 97,753 | 39% | Steven C. LaTourette | 144,069 | 58% | Werner J. Lange | Nonpartisan | 8,500 | 3% | ||||
| 2008 | William O'Neill | 125,214 | 38.74% | Steven C. LaTourette | 188,488 | 58.32% | David Macko | Libertarian | 9,511 [2] | 2.94% | ||||
| 2010 | William O'Neill | 72,604 | 31% | Steven C. LaTourette | 149,878 | 65% | John Jelenic | Libertarian | 8,383 | 3.6% |
[edit] See also
- Ohio's 19th congressional district
- Ohio's 14th congressional district
- List of United States Representatives from Ohio
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
[edit] External links
- Congressman Steven C. LaTourette official U.S. House site
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- 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
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Profile at SourceWatch
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Eric Fingerhut |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th congressional district 1995–2003 |
District eliminated after 2000 Census |
| Preceded by Thomas C. Sawyer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district 2003–present |
Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Tom Latham R-Iowa |
United States Representatives by seniority 106th |
Succeeded by Frank LoBiondo R-New Jersey |
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