Pease was born in Toledo, Ohio. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, supporting himself through college by working summers as a laborer at a Toledo oil refinery. Pease was the president of the student body, the editor of the student newspaper (The Post), and a student reporter for the Athens Messenger. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. He graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1953. He earned a master's degree in government from Ohio University in 1955 and completed graduate work as a Fulbright Scholar at King's College, Durham University.[citation needed]
After serving two years in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957, Pease moved to Oberlin, Ohio. Pease became editor and copublisher of the weekly local newspaper, Oberlin News-Tribune. He was a member of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE), winning ISWNE's Golden Quill Award for editorial writing in 1962 and serving as president of the Society in 1965.[citation needed]
Political career
Pease going through files in his office, December 1992
Pease's political career began with his election to the Oberlin City Council in 1961. He served in the Ohio Senate from 1965 to 1967. Redistricting contributed to his defeat in the 1966 election[citation needed], but in 1968, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served from 1969 to 1975. In 1974, he was again elected to the Ohio Senate, where he served from 1975 to 1977.[citation needed]
Early in his career, Pease established a reputation for honesty and integrity, which he maintained throughout his political career. Pease was a member of the Democratic Party and was regarded as a liberal (supporting progressive tax reform, advocating for universal human rights, linking respect for internationally recognized worker rights to international trade, aid, and investment agreements, upholding civil liberties, emphasizing education reform, and other liberal causes). He was well respected as a reasonable and ethical public servant, even by his conservative colleagues, who saw him as a "straight arrow."[citation needed]
In 1976, Pease was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (95th Congress). He served eight terms in Congress, easily winning all eight elections in the Democratic-leaning 13th Congressional District of Ohio. His long-time Chief of Staff and Legislative Director was Bill Goold whom Pease had hired upon his graduation from Oberlin College.[citation needed]
Uganda trade ban
Pease quickly distinguished himself as a skillful legislator and staunch human rights advocate. Over the opposition of the Carter Administration, Pease, in his first term of Congress, sponsored legislation, which passed, to cut off US trade with Uganda, which was enduring a brutal reign of terror at the hands of the infamous dictator Idi Amin in which at least 500,000 Ugandans perished.[citation needed]
Within months of the establishment of the enactment of the trade ban, Amin was deposed. The trade ban resulted in the sudden loss of hundreds of million of dollars in hard currency to Amin, mostly from coffee exports to the US, which had been used by Amin to buy arms, luxury goods, and the loyalty of his mercenary army. It is widely considered one of the best examples of the most effective uses of economic sanctions in modern US foreign policy.[1]
Trade-linked workers' rights
Pease was the legislative champion of the rapidly growing movement inside and outside of Congress in the early 1980s to link respect for internationally recognized workers' rights, such as prohibiting exploitative child labor in the production of products for export, to international trade, investment and aid agreements to which the US is a party. He successfully authored six different laws in this regard before he left Congress.[citation needed]
Pease decided not to run for re-election in 1992. After leaving Congress, he taught as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Politics at Oberlin College. He was also appointed by Bill Clinton to the Amtrak Board of Directors and served five years.[4]
Pease married Jeanne Camille Wendt August 29, 1953, who still resides in Oberlin. One daughter, Jennifer, was born on August 30, 1964.[citation needed]
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Donald James Pease September 26 1931 July 28 2002 was an American politician He served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio s 13th District an area in northeast Ohio He was a Democrat Don PeaseMember of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 13th districtIn office January 3 1977 January 3 1993Preceded byCharles Adams MosherSucceeded bySherrod BrownMember of the Ohio Senate from the 13th districtIn office January 3 1975 January 3 1977Preceded byRobert J CortsSucceeded byRonald NabowskiMember of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 54th districtIn office January 3 1969 December 31 1974Preceded byHenry SchriverSucceeded byScribner FauverPersonal detailsBorn 1931 09 26 September 26 1931Toledo OhioDiedJuly 28 2002 2002 07 28 aged 70 Oberlin OhioPolitical partyDemocratic Contents 1 Education and early life 2 Political career 3 Uganda trade ban 4 Trade linked workers rights 5 Tax legislation 6 Later life 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEducation and early life EditPease was born in Toledo Ohio He attended Ohio University in Athens Ohio supporting himself through college by working summers as a laborer at a Toledo oil refinery Pease was the president of the student body the editor of the student newspaper The Post and a student reporter for the Athens Messenger He was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity He graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor s degree in journalism in 1953 He earned a master s degree in government from Ohio University in 1955 and completed graduate work as a Fulbright Scholar at King s College Durham University citation needed After serving two years in the U S Army from 1955 to 1957 Pease moved to Oberlin Ohio Pease became editor and copublisher of the weekly local newspaper Oberlin News Tribune He was a member of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors ISWNE winning ISWNE s Golden Quill Award for editorial writing in 1962 and serving as president of the Society in 1965 citation needed Political career Edit Pease going through files in his office December 1992 Pease s political career began with his election to the Oberlin City Council in 1961 He served in the Ohio Senate from 1965 to 1967 Redistricting contributed to his defeat in the 1966 election citation needed but in 1968 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives where he served from 1969 to 1975 In 1974 he was again elected to the Ohio Senate where he served from 1975 to 1977 citation needed Early in his career Pease established a reputation for honesty and integrity which he maintained throughout his political career Pease was a member of the Democratic Party and was regarded as a liberal supporting progressive tax reform advocating for universal human rights linking respect for internationally recognized worker rights to international trade aid and investment agreements upholding civil liberties emphasizing education reform and other liberal causes He was well respected as a reasonable and ethical public servant even by his conservative colleagues who saw him as a straight arrow citation needed In 1976 Pease was elected to the U S House of Representatives 95th Congress He served eight terms in Congress easily winning all eight elections in the Democratic leaning 13th Congressional District of Ohio His long time Chief of Staff and Legislative Director was Bill Goold whom Pease had hired upon his graduation from Oberlin College citation needed Uganda trade ban EditPease quickly distinguished himself as a skillful legislator and staunch human rights advocate Over the opposition of the Carter Administration Pease in his first term of Congress sponsored legislation which passed to cut off US trade with Uganda which was enduring a brutal reign of terror at the hands of the infamous dictator Idi Amin in which at least 500 000 Ugandans perished citation needed Within months of the establishment of the enactment of the trade ban Amin was deposed The trade ban resulted in the sudden loss of hundreds of million of dollars in hard currency to Amin mostly from coffee exports to the US which had been used by Amin to buy arms luxury goods and the loyalty of his mercenary army It is widely considered one of the best examples of the most effective uses of economic sanctions in modern US foreign policy 1 Trade linked workers rights EditPease was the legislative champion of the rapidly growing movement inside and outside of Congress in the early 1980s to link respect for internationally recognized workers rights such as prohibiting exploitative child labor in the production of products for export to international trade investment and aid agreements to which the US is a party He successfully authored six different laws in this regard before he left Congress citation needed Tax legislation EditPease authored controversial legislation within the United States Internal Revenue Code income tax code that partially disallowed itemized deductions for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes above certain thresholds known as the Pease Limitations 2 3 Later life EditPease decided not to run for re election in 1992 After leaving Congress he taught as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Politics at Oberlin College He was also appointed by Bill Clinton to the Amtrak Board of Directors and served five years 4 Pease married Jeanne Camille Wendt August 29 1953 who still resides in Oberlin One daughter Jennifer was born on August 30 1964 citation needed Pease died in Oberlin July 28 2002 citation needed See also EditPolitics of the United States Politics of OhioReferences Edit Nurnberger Ralph Fall 2003 Why sanctions almost never work PDF The International Economy 17 4 71 72 ProQuest 219635443 Tax News Tax Articles and Information Tax Notes Ohio Rep Donald Pease A Democrat Dies at 70 Washington Post 31 July 2002 Clinton names two to Amtrak board UPI 25 May 1993 External links EditCongressional Biography Appearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byCharles Adams Mosher Member of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 13th congressional district1977 1993 Succeeded bySherrod Brown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Pease amp oldid 1129786619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
