John Becker (politician)

John Becker is an American politician and member of the Republican Party as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 65th district.[1]

John Becker
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 65th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2013
Preceded byJoe Uecker
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceClermont County, Ohio, U.S.
EducationNorthern Kentucky University (B.S.)
Xavier University (M.B.A.)

Career

John Becker was elected to his first term in November 2012,[2] defeating Democrat Steve Myers with 68.7% of the vote.[3]

Becker has also served as a Republican State Central Committee and Clermont County Republican Central Committee member[4] and is a tax accountant and utility consultant.[2] He is married with two children.[1]

Becker claims to be the most conservative politician in the Ohio legislature.[5] He introduced bills in 2013 to allow state employees to carry guns on the job in most state buildings and to prohibit law enforcement agencies from destroying firearms confiscated by the police.[6]

In 2003, before his election to the legislature, Becker wrote a letter to the editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer pointing out that as Massachusetts had recently allowed same-sex marriage, the federal government was required to amend the Constitution to prohibit such unions, or failing that expel Massachusetts from the Union.[7] The previous year, in another such letter, he proposed allowing Alaska to leave the Union so that it would be free to produce more oil.[8]

HB 182

In April 2019, John Becker sponsored Ohio HB 182, drafted with assistance of Barry Sheets (a lobbyist for the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio),[9] which prevents insurance from covering birth control and pregnancy termination (unless maternal life is at risk). However, he drew widespread condemnation for including a clause stipulating that insurance should cover implantation of an ectopic pregnancy into the uterus. This is not an existing procedure, and it is believed by the medical community to be impossible.[10]

References
  1. "John Becker - House District 65". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. "Officials take oaths of office Friday, Dec. 28". Clermont Sun. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. "Ohio House of Representatives: November 6, 2012". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. "John Becker Sworn In As State Representative Of The 65th House District". Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. Brent Larkin (6 July 2013). "A red county, Clermont County, Ohio, and its far-right state rep: Brent Larkin". cleveland.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. "Lawmaker promises more gun bills, latest would change what is considered automatic weapons" (PDF). Statehouse Update. Ohio Township Association. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  7. Text of letter at http://www.beckergop.com/Other/Letters/Massachusetts.htm
  8. text of letter at http://www.beckergop.com/Other/Letters/Alaska.htm
  9. "Lawmaker Says He Didn't Research Ectopic Pregnancy Procedure Before Adding To Bill". Washington Post. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  10. Epstein, Kayla. "A sponsor of an Ohio abortion bill thinks you can reimplant ectopic pregnancies. You can't". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
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