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The '''''Masked Rider''''' is one of the mascots of [[Texas Tech University]], a masked and caped rider mounted on a black horse. |
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| name =Steven LaTourette |
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| date of birth= [[July 22]], [[1954]] |
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| place of birth= [[Cleveland, Ohio]] |
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| state = [[Ohio]] |
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| district = [[Ohio's 14th congressional district|14th]] |
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| term_start = [[January 4]], [[1995]]– |
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| preceded = [[Thomas C. Sawyer|Tom Sawyer]] |
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| succeeded = Incumbent |
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| spouse = Jennifer LaTourette |
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| religion = [[Methodist]] |
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'''Steven C. LaTourette''' (born [[July 22]], [[1954]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]) is an [[United States|American]] politician from [[Ohio]]. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he is currently a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], currently representing Ohio's [[United States House of Representatives, Ohio District 14|14th Congressional district]]. |
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'''''Masked Rider''''' is the translated title of ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', a [[Japan]]ese [[tokusatsu]] TV series featuring masked [[super hero]]es. It is also the title given to the [[United States|American]] adaption of ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]'', one of the installments in the series. |
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A graduate of the [[University of Michigan]], LaTourette studied law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and had the dubious distinction there of disrupting a school assembly honoring Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. LaTourette was roughly removed by the Secret Service. |
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The American Series was A spin off from the popular [[Mighty Morphin Power Rnagers]] series. With the main title character of Masked Rider having featured on a 2 part Power Rangers episode before his own series was started. Although it was a spin off from Power Rangers the Rangers themselves are never mentiond in the Masked Rider TV show. |
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After a stint as a public defender, LaTourette was elected the County Prosecutor of [[Lake County, Ohio]] and served from 1989 to 1995. His employment policies did not endear to him staff at first, cutting pay of assistants severely and paying assistants he brought on higher than existing prosecutors. There, he made his name prosecuting the Kirtland serial murders that were organized by mass-murderer and outlaw Mormon, Jeffrey Lundgren. Despite being criticized by Judge Paul Mitrovich of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas for offering lenient pleas to underlings in the murder conspiracy in order to get at Lundgren, LaTourette received excellent publicity that gave him momentum to run for Congress. |
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Promising to only serve two terms, and claiming the job "sucked", he 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 1995–2003. After the district was eliminated in the round of redistricting following the [[United States 2000 Census|2000 Census]], LaTourette shifted to the 14th district of Ohio, where he currently serves the eastern [[suburb]]s of [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], northeastern [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]], and [[Ashtabula County, Ohio|Ashtabula County]]. He is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and is chairman of that committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Following his divorce and the outing of his affiar with his former chief of Staff, Jennifer Laptook, Latourette was replaced as a member of the House Ethics Committee. |
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LaTourette is a [[social conservative]] known particularly for his support by the [[National Rifle Association]]. He voted for [[Bill Clinton]]'s impeachment. His overall voting record reflects a [[moderate]] conservatism, although he is a member of the moderate/[[liberal]] [[Republican Main Street Partnership]] and supports [[stem cell research]], despite an overall opposition to [[abortion]]. However, his voting record at the committee level shows that he votes the Republican party line more than 85% of the time. |
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LaTourette became a controversial figure in the months following October 2003, when he telephoned his wife, Susan, that he was having an affair with a [[lobbyist]] and was filing for divorce. The affair was publicized in 2003 by ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'' newspaper, and the online news magazine ''[[Salon.com]]'' reported in October 2004 that LaTourette's mistress was Jennifer Laptook, a former aide now working as a lobbyist for [[Van Scoyoc Associates]], which lobbies LaTourette's committee on a number of issues. |
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In October 2004, ''[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]'' published the results of a survey of congressional staffers that awarded LaTourette the title of "No Altar Boy." |
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During the 2004 election campaign season, LaTourette's wife posted signs supporting the election of [[Capri Cafaro|Capri S. Cafaro]], LaTourette's opponent for re-election in 2004, at her home in [[Madison, Ohio]]. |
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In 2006 LaTourette co-authored the [[Financial Data Protection Act of 2006]] which seeks to unify state and federal laws on banking and privacy and ease the burden of patchwork legislation. Opponents of the bill argue that it will limit consumers access to a personal [[credit freeze]] and blunt state laws requiring corporations to notify victims of information security breaches. |
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==Involvement in The Jack Abramoff Scandal== |
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Papers filed in the [[Jack Abramoff]] case show that LaTourette wrote a letter to The [[General Services Administration]] on behalf of an Abramoff associate, and networked on Abramoff's behalf with indicted Congressman [[Bob Ney]], (who was the best man at Steve LaTourette's wedding to Jennifer Laptook). |
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LaTourette was asked to work with indicted Abramoff co-conspirator [[David Safavian]] to pass a regulation change that might secure minority-owned small-business contracts for [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes Abramoff represented. |
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According to an [[FBI]] document, Abramoff "sent an e-mail to Safavian's home e-mail address containing a draft letter purportedly to be sent by at least two members of Congress to the Administrator of [[General Services Administration|GSA]]."[http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1138268628217260.xml&coll=2] |
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Despite doing possible favors for Abramoff, LaTourette may not have taken any money from the lobbyist or his clients. [[Opensecrets.org]], a non-partisan campaign finance watchdog, does not show LaTourette on its comprehensive list of Abramoff donation recipients. LaTourette's own profile on the site shows his PAC as having taken only $500 from lobbyists in the 2006 election cycle, and $1000 in the 2004 election cycle. None of the $1500 was from Abramoff; $500 was from the Wexler & Walker Public Policy Association. Former Congressman [[Robert Smith Walker]] (R-[[Pennsylvania|PA]]) (the Walker in "Wexler and Walker") is a fierce critic of Abramoff. |
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LaTourette, while in the majority, always developed a reputation of working for Cleveland issues despite the city not being in his district. He reasoned that issues affecting Cleveland would also have a ripple affect on the counties surrounding the city. To that effect, LaTourette was instrumental in saving the DFAS Finance office in Cleveland from being removed to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 19th District]] |
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* [[Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 14th District]] |
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* [[List of United States Representatives from Ohio]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.house.gov/latourette/ Steven C. LaTourette's Home Page] |
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*Information from [[Project Vote Smart]] |
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** [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=CNIP0710 Project Vote Smart Biography] |
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**[http://www.vote-smart.org/finance.php?can_id=CNIP0710&fec_id=N00003545 Campaign Finances] |
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**[http://www.vote-smart.org/npat.php?can_id=CNIP0710 Issue Positions] |
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**[http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=CNIP0710 Voting record] |
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* [http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1138268628217260.xml&coll=2 LaTourette wrote letter to GSA for Abramoff lobbying associate] |
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*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000553/ Voting record maintained by the Washington Post] |
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Revision as of 15:44, 6 March 2007
Steven LaTourette | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 1995– | |
| Preceded by | Tom Sawyer |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jennifer LaTourette |
Steven C. LaTourette (born July 22, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American politician from Ohio. A Republican, he is currently a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, currently representing Ohio's 14th Congressional district.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, LaTourette studied law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and had the dubious distinction there of disrupting a school assembly honoring Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. LaTourette was roughly removed by the Secret Service.
After a stint as a public defender, LaTourette was elected the County Prosecutor of Lake County, Ohio and served from 1989 to 1995. His employment policies did not endear to him staff at first, cutting pay of assistants severely and paying assistants he brought on higher than existing prosecutors. There, he made his name prosecuting the Kirtland serial murders that were organized by mass-murderer and outlaw Mormon, Jeffrey Lundgren. Despite being criticized by Judge Paul Mitrovich of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas for offering lenient pleas to underlings in the murder conspiracy in order to get at Lundgren, LaTourette received excellent publicity that gave him momentum to run for Congress.
Promising to only serve two terms, and claiming the job "sucked", he 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 1995–2003. After the district was eliminated in the round of redistricting following the 2000 Census, LaTourette shifted to the 14th district of Ohio, where he currently serves the eastern suburbs of Cleveland, northeastern Summit County, and Ashtabula County. He is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and is chairman of that committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Following his divorce and the outing of his affiar with his former chief of Staff, Jennifer Laptook, Latourette was replaced as a member of the House Ethics Committee.
LaTourette is a social conservative known particularly for his support by the National Rifle Association. He voted for Bill Clinton's impeachment. His overall voting record reflects a moderate conservatism, although he is a member of the moderate/liberal Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem cell research, despite an overall opposition to abortion. However, his voting record at the committee level shows that he votes the Republican party line more than 85% of the time.
LaTourette became a controversial figure in the months following October 2003, when he telephoned his wife, Susan, that he was having an affair with a lobbyist and was filing for divorce. The affair was publicized in 2003 by The Hill newspaper, and the online news magazine Salon.com reported in October 2004 that LaTourette's mistress was Jennifer Laptook, a former aide now working as a lobbyist for Van Scoyoc Associates, which lobbies LaTourette's committee on a number of issues.
In October 2004, Washingtonian published the results of a survey of congressional staffers that awarded LaTourette the title of "No Altar Boy."
During the 2004 election campaign season, LaTourette's wife posted signs supporting the election of Capri S. Cafaro, LaTourette's opponent for re-election in 2004, at her home in Madison, Ohio.
In 2006 LaTourette co-authored the Financial Data Protection Act of 2006 which seeks to unify state and federal laws on banking and privacy and ease the burden of patchwork legislation. Opponents of the bill argue that it will limit consumers access to a personal credit freeze and blunt state laws requiring corporations to notify victims of information security breaches.
Involvement in The Jack Abramoff Scandal
Papers filed in the Jack Abramoff case show that LaTourette wrote a letter to The General Services Administration on behalf of an Abramoff associate, and networked on Abramoff's behalf with indicted Congressman Bob Ney, (who was the best man at Steve LaTourette's wedding to Jennifer Laptook).
LaTourette was asked to work with indicted Abramoff co-conspirator David Safavian to pass a regulation change that might secure minority-owned small-business contracts for Native American tribes Abramoff represented.
According to an FBI document, Abramoff "sent an e-mail to Safavian's home e-mail address containing a draft letter purportedly to be sent by at least two members of Congress to the Administrator of GSA."[1]
Despite doing possible favors for Abramoff, LaTourette may not have taken any money from the lobbyist or his clients. Opensecrets.org, a non-partisan campaign finance watchdog, does not show LaTourette on its comprehensive list of Abramoff donation recipients. LaTourette's own profile on the site shows his PAC as having taken only $500 from lobbyists in the 2006 election cycle, and $1000 in the 2004 election cycle. None of the $1500 was from Abramoff; $500 was from the Wexler & Walker Public Policy Association. Former Congressman Robert Smith Walker (R-PA) (the Walker in "Wexler and Walker") is a fierce critic of Abramoff.
LaTourette, while in the majority, always developed a reputation of working for Cleveland issues despite the city not being in his district. He reasoned that issues affecting Cleveland would also have a ripple affect on the counties surrounding the city. To that effect, LaTourette was instrumental in saving the DFAS Finance office in Cleveland from being removed to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
See also
- Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 19th District
- Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 14th District
- List of United States Representatives from Ohio