Biography
A Representative from Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 17, 1949. Graduated from Moeller High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1968. B. S. , Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977. United States Navy, 1968. Businessman. Business executive. Member of the Union Township, Ohio, board of trustees, 1981, and president, 1984. Member of the Ohio state house of representatives, 1985-1990. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the twelve succeeding Congresses, and served until his resignation on October 31, 2015 (January 3, 1991-October 31, 2015). House Republican Conference Chairman, 1995-1999. Chair, Committee on Education and the Workforce (One Hundred Seventh through One Hundred Ninth Congresses). Majority leader (One Hundred Ninth Congress). Minority leader (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congress). Speaker of the House (One Hundred Twelfth through One Hundred Fourteenth Congresses).