John Boehner - Definition and Overview

Boehner was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and received a bachelor of science degree from Xavier University (Cincinnati) in 1977 and worked as a businessman.

In 1981 Boehner served on the board of trustees of Union Township (Butler County), Ohio. In 1984, he served as president of the township board of trustees.

Boehner served as an Ohio state representative from 1985 to 1990. In 1990, when U.S. Rep. Donald "Buz" Lukens (R-Ohio) was caught in a sex scandal involving a minor, Boehner challenged Lukens in the Republican primary and defeated the incumbent, while also upsetting the district's former representative, Tom Kindness. Boehner went on to victory in the 1990 general election and began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1991 (102nd Congress).

From 1995 to 1999, Boehner served as the Republican Conference Chairman in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is now entering his final term as the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Boehner is widely credited with, among many things, championing the 1994 Contract With America, the 1996 Freedom to Farm Act, and the bipartisan passage of "No Child Left Behind," a major overhaul to the federal Elementary & Secondary Education Act.

External links

• John Boehner, Official Website (http://johnboehner.house.gov)
• Committee on Education & the Workforce (http://edworkforce.house.gov/)
• The Freedom Project (http://www.freedomproject.org)
• Friends of John Boehner (http://www.fojb.com/)
• The Charter Difference (8.24.04) (http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/boehner200408230830.asp)
• Stick to the Basics (Fall 2003) (http://johnboehner.house.gov/americansound/articles/031112_boehner.html)
• The Farm State Pig Out (5.5.2002) (http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=105002027)

See also

• Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 8th District
• List of United States Representatives from Ohio