Terry Boose

Terry Boose (born February 23, 1956) is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 57th District from 2009 to 2016.

Terry Boose
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
January 5, 2009 – December 31, 2016
Preceded byTom Heydinger
Succeeded byDick Stein
Personal details
Born (1956-02-23) February 23, 1956
Norwalk, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceNorwalk, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materBowling Green State University, Texas Tech University
ProfessionFiscal Officer

Background

Boose earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Bowling Green State University and a master's degree in business administration from Texas Tech University, and subsequently served as the fiscal officer for Norwalk Township in Huron County. He also served as Huron County Commissioner.

Boose and his wife have four children and reside in Norwalk, Ohio.

Ohio House of Representatives

Unopposed in the primary, Boose was one of a few bright spots for Republican's in 2008, when he overcame Democrat Terry Traster with 53.59% of the vote to take the district.[1]

He has gained notoriety by publicly speaking out against Governor Ted Strickland's award of economic stimulus money from the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act at the Governor's own press conference. Boose criticized Strickland because the Ohio Department of Transportation district contained within his House District received the least amount of stimulus money of any district in the state while one of the counties within the district, Huron County had the highest unemployment in the state at the time.

Terry Boose was also a vocal opponent of House Bill 2 (128th General Assembly) which implemented many new fees including a $20 Late Vehicle Registration Fee which Boose later sought to remove with House Bill 428. Boose has taken right-libertarian positions on most political issues and is involved with the Tea Party Movement as a member of Norwalk's 9/12 Project Group. He strongly supported Senate Bill 5, a bill that was later overturned in a general election.

In the 2010 cycle, Boose won a second term against Democrat Greg Davidson with 62.29% of the vote.[2] He serves on the committees of Ways and Means, Local Government (as vice chair), and Agriculture and Natural Resources. He also serves on the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes Basin Compact, the Lorain County Transportation Improvement District Board of Trustees and the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Advisory Board.

Boose won a third term in 2012 with 54.12% over Democrat Matt Lark, and a fourth term in 2014 again against Lark by a 59% to 41% margin.[3] Boose was term-limited in 2016.

Policies, platforms and initiatives

Currently, Boose is proposing a 5 percent pay cut for all legislators and statewide elected officials until the state's gross-domestic product increases by at least 2.5 percent for two of three calendar years.[4] The idea has come up consistently, notably since collective bargaining reform sought to cut pay for other state employees, a move that has proven controversial.[5]

With Cheryl Grossman, Boose has also introduced an initiative to put on hold most new safety regulations for trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds. Grossman has argued the new regulations are unnecessary and a burden for businesses.[6]

gollark: No.
gollark: *How* does it actually do that?
gollark: It serves as a subsidy for whoever happens to rent the thing first, and does not fix any underlying problem or provide people with choices.
gollark: No, my issue is that it isn't very good charity.
gollark: I am fine with people using land for community things. I just don't think it makes much sense to randomly rent out land cheaply if you have an issue with local land pricing.

References
  1. Brunner, Jennifer 2008 general election results Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine (2008-11-04)
  2. Brunner, Jennifer 2010 general election results Archived 2011-06-27 at the Wayback Machine (2010-11-02)
  3. "Our Campaigns - OH State House 57 Race - Nov 04, 2014". Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. Old bills new again as GOP gets busy
  5. Siegel, Jim (2011-04-26). "Governor hints legislators might deserve pay raise". Columbus Dispatch. Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  6. Bill would put new state truck rules on hold Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
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