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Robert "Rob" Portman

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Rob Portman

KATIE BYRD

WHO IS ROB PORTMAN?

  • Rob was born and raised in Cincinnati.
  • He lives there still today with his wife and 3 kids.
  • Him, his brother, and sister worked at their father's company.
  • He later became a lawyer and opened his own private practice.
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WHO IS ROB PORTMAN (CONT.)

  • He proudly served the 2nd district in southern Ohio.
  • He did so for 12 years, and in 7 elections, he never got less than 70% vote.
  • In 2005, he left congress to serve as the U.S Trade Representative.
  • Afterwards, he served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
  • Rob succeeded George Voinovich as Ohio's U.S Senator on January 5, 2011.
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ROB'S POLITICAL VIEWS

  • He is a republican.
  • Senator- 2011-2017
  • Representative- 1993-2005
  • He's on the Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
  • He is also on the Senate Finance Committee.
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LAWS ROB HAS VOTED ON

  • Voted NO on banning high capacity magazines over 10 bullets in 2010.
  • Voted in 1996 to continue chain migration (Chrysler-Berman Amendment to H.R. 2202)
  • This year he voted to filibuster the stop- gap spending bill.
  • Voted for the Grassley-Cruz amendment created by the Washington gun lobby.
  • He also wants to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty dead in the water in congress in 2012.
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OHIO DEMOGRAPHICS

  • Population: 716,833
  • 51.1% female and 48.9% male
  • Race: 87.8% White, 8.2% Black, 1.3% Asian
  • Unemployment: 10.6%
  • High school graduation rate: 86.9%
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TADAAAA!!!

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