Robert R. Cupp
Robert R. Cupp (born November 9, 1950)[1] is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives until December 31, 2022. He served in the House of Representatives from 2015, representing District 4 (Lima).[2] He was elected as speaker on July 30, 2020, replacing Larry Householder who was removed from the position following his arrest on federal bribery charges.[3]
Bob Cupp | |
|---|---|
| 105th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office July 30, 2020 – December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Householder |
| Succeeded by | Jason Stephens |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Huffman |
| Succeeded by | Mary Lightbody |
| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 2007 – January 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Alice Robie Resnick |
| Succeeded by | William O'Neill |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – December 31, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Maurer |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jordan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1950 Bluffton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Libby Cupp |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Ohio Northern University (BA, JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Cupp is a former justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was elected November 7, 2006 to a six-year term and was sworn in on January 2, 2007. His term expired January 1, 2013 following his election loss to William O'Neill. Between Cupp's election and the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in 2010, all the Justices of the Court were Republican. Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court, Cupp gained appellate judicial experience as a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals (Third Judicial District) from 2003 to 2006.
Cupp was a member of the Ohio Senate for 16 years, 1985–2000, but was forced to retire due to legislative term limits. He was President Pro-Tem of the Senate from 1997 to 2000, the second highest-ranking leadership position in the Senate. During his time in the Senate, he spent ten years serving on the Judiciary Committee.
Cupp was a Lima prosecutor from 1976 to 1980 and was elected Allen County Commissioner twice, from 1981 to 1984 and 2000 to 2002.
Personal
Cupp is an alumnus of Ohio Northern University, from which he earned his degree in political science in 1973. He earned his J.D. from Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law in 1976.
Cupp and his wife, Libby, have two sons.
2012 Election to the Ohio Supreme Court
The Columbus Dispatch,[4] Cleveland Plain Dealer,[5] Toledo Blade,[6] and Youngstown Vindicator[7] endorsed Robert Cupp for re-election in the November 6, 2012 election. Cupp and his opponent William O'Neill were both recommended for the 2012 Supreme Court election by the Ohio State Bar Association,[8] and rated "excellent" by the Ohio Women's Bar Association[9]
On November 6, 2012, Cupp lost his bid for re-election to O'Neill by a margin of 5%. Cupp would remain out of office for only two years, when he would run for his current seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Anti-vaccination controversy
Sherri Tenpenny presented at a hearing with the Ohio House of Representatives regarding House Bill 248. In the hearing, Tenpenny pushed false claims that the COVID-19 vaccines contain metals bonded to the proteins which she claimed results in people becoming magnetized. Cupp defended the invitation to Tenpenny's testimony despite the lack of factual basis for her claims and despite the condemnation by the Ohio Osteopathic Association.[10][11][12] Tenpenny's position was supported by testimony from Nurse Joanna Overholt who failed to demonstrate with a metal key the magnetism theory propounded by the Dr.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Justice Robert R. Cupp (OH)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Robert R. Cupp Biography". The Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Tobias, Andrew J. (July 30, 2020). "Bob Cupp selected as next Ohio House speaker". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "For Ohio Supreme Court". Columbus Dispatch. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ "Plain Dealer endorses Ohio Supreme Court incumbents McGee Brown, Cupp and O'Donnell: endorsement editorial". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ "For Ohio Supreme Court". Toledo Blade. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ "For the Ohio Supreme Court: McGee Brown, Cupp, O'Donnell". Youngstown Vindicator. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ . Ohio State Bar Association. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ^ . Ohio Women's Bar Association. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012.
- ^ Bischoff, Laura A. "Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he opposes controversial anti-vaccine bill". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Ohio governor opposes House anti-vaccine bill". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "Vaccine Misinformation is Dangerous". www.ohiodo.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "The Ohio House of Representatives 134th General Assembly ohio-house-health-committee-6-8-2021-part-2".
External links
- "Robert R. Cupp". The Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Judicial System. Retrieved 2013-06-25.