Hobson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Withrow High School in 1954. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, Ohio) in 1958 and a law degree from Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) in 1963. He served in the Ohio Air National Guard from 1958 to 1963. Hobson served as an Ohio state senator from 1982 to 1990, serving as President of the Ohio Senate from 1988 to 1990. Hobson was responsible for Ohio's first AIDS law, significant improvements at the state level with regard to mental illness and its treatment, and all of the significant health legislation during his service in the Senate.
CongressEdit
In 1990, after Mike DeWine left his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to become Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Hobson was elected to replace him. It was the second time Hobson had succeeded DeWine; he'd followed DeWine into the Ohio Senate. Hobson began serving in the House in 1991 (102nd Congress), and was reelected eight times without serious difficulty. Hobson was the assistant majority whip for the 110th Congress. Hobson is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership and is considered to be a moderate Republican.
As a congressman, some of Hobson's primary concerns were improving health care, controlling government spending and balancing the budget, and strengthening national security. Hobson also believed that Congress must help to stimulate the economies of former industrial towns who have seen factories leave.
ControversiesEdit
In October 2006, the Wall Street Journal reported that Hobson led a delegation to Normandy, France in August 2004 for the groundbreaking of an "interpretive center" at a cemetery for American soldiers killed during World War II. During the seven-day trip, the delegation was feted with at least two private restaurant dinners, one given by Northrop and another by the PMA Group, a leading lobbyist for defense companies. On a 2005 trip to visit nuclear-fuel processing plants in France, Hobson and his delegation attended a dinner near Avignon, in southern France, hosted by Areva SA, the world's largest maker of nuclear reactors. Because House rules prohibit members from accepting any gifts worth $50 or more, the article cited the opinions of “experts” on congressional ethics who speculated that the trip may have violated House rules and possibly federal law.[1] However, no legal or ethics charges were brought forward and no impropriety was alleged by either legal or congressional ethics officials.
On October 14, 2007, Hobson announced that he would retire at the end of his term in 2009.[2]
Committee assignmentsEdit
Appropriations Committee
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Ranking Member)
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For the Australian opera singer see David Hobson tenor This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Dave Hobson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Lee Hobson born October 17 1936 is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party who served as a U S representative from the seventh congressional district of Ohio from 1991 to 2009 David HobsonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 7th districtIn office January 3 1991 January 3 2009Preceded byMike DeWineSucceeded bySteve AustriaMember of the Ohio Senate from the 10th districtIn office December 13 1982 January 3 1991Preceded byMike DeWineSucceeded byMerle G KearnsPersonal detailsBorn 1936 10 17 October 17 1936 age 87 Cincinnati Ohio U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseCarolyn Alexander HobsonResidenceSpringfield OhioAlma materOhio Wesleyan University Ohio State UniversityOccupationAttorneyMilitary serviceBranch serviceUnited States Air National GuardYears of service1958 1963UnitOhio Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Congress 2 1 Controversies 2 2 Committee assignments 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 External linksEarly life and education EditHobson was born in Cincinnati Ohio and graduated from Withrow High School in 1954 He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio in 1958 and a law degree from Ohio State University Columbus Ohio in 1963 He served in the Ohio Air National Guard from 1958 to 1963 Hobson served as an Ohio state senator from 1982 to 1990 serving as President of the Ohio Senate from 1988 to 1990 Hobson was responsible for Ohio s first AIDS law significant improvements at the state level with regard to mental illness and its treatment and all of the significant health legislation during his service in the Senate Congress EditIn 1990 after Mike DeWine left his seat in the U S House of Representatives to become Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Hobson was elected to replace him It was the second time Hobson had succeeded DeWine he d followed DeWine into the Ohio Senate Hobson began serving in the House in 1991 102nd Congress and was reelected eight times without serious difficulty Hobson was the assistant majority whip for the 110th Congress Hobson is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership and is considered to be a moderate Republican As a congressman some of Hobson s primary concerns were improving health care controlling government spending and balancing the budget and strengthening national security Hobson also believed that Congress must help to stimulate the economies of former industrial towns who have seen factories leave Controversies Edit In October 2006 the Wall Street Journal reported that Hobson led a delegation to Normandy France in August 2004 for the groundbreaking of an interpretive center at a cemetery for American soldiers killed during World War II During the seven day trip the delegation was feted with at least two private restaurant dinners one given by Northrop and another by the PMA Group a leading lobbyist for defense companies On a 2005 trip to visit nuclear fuel processing plants in France Hobson and his delegation attended a dinner near Avignon in southern France hosted by Areva SA the world s largest maker of nuclear reactors Because House rules prohibit members from accepting any gifts worth 50 or more the article cited the opinions of experts on congressional ethics who speculated that the trip may have violated House rules and possibly federal law 1 However no legal or ethics charges were brought forward and no impropriety was alleged by either legal or congressional ethics officials On October 14 2007 Hobson announced that he would retire at the end of his term in 2009 2 Committee assignments Edit Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Ranking Member Subcommittee on Military Construction Chair See also EditList of United States representatives from OhioFootnotes Edit Scot J Paltrow On Overseas Trips Congress s Rules Are Often Ignored Wall Street Journal October 27 2006 Jessica Wehrman Rep Hobson to retire at end of current term Dayton Daily News October 14 2007External links EditU S Congressman Dave Hobson U S House site David Hobson s statements Appearances on C SPAN Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Financial information federal office at the Federal Election CommissionU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byMike DeWine Member of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 7th congressional district1991 2009 Succeeded bySteve AustriaU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byBill Gradisonas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byWilliam J Jeffersonas Former US Representative Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Hobson amp oldid 1168591121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
