Dave Hobson
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Dave Hobson | |
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 Official portrait, 2005 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mike DeWine |
| Succeeded by | Steve Austria |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office December 13, 1982 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Mike DeWine |
| Succeeded by | Merle G. Kearns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1936 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 2024 (aged 87) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carolyn Alexander Hobson |
| Residence | Springfield, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University, Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air National Guard |
| Years of service | 1958–1963 |
| Unit | Ohio |
David Lee Hobson (October 17, 1936 – October 6, 2024) was 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.
Early life and education
[edit]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.
Congress
[edit]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 had 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 was a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership and was 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 needed to help stimulate the economies of former industrial towns which had 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 Grumman 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)
Death
[edit]On October 6, 2024, Hobson died at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of 87.[3]
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[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, 2007
- ^ Smyth, Julie Carr (October 7, 2024). "Dave Hobson, Ohio congressman who backed D-Day museum, has died at 87". AP News. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- U.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 Commission
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