Steve Chabot

Steven Joseph Chabot (/ˈʃæbət/; born January 22, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States Representative for Ohio's 1st congressional district since 2011. Chabot, a member of the Republican Party, previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009.

Steve Chabot
Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byNydia Velázquez
Chair of the House Small Business Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
Preceded bySam Graves
Succeeded byNydia Velázquez
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 1st district
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded bySteve Driehaus
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byDavid S. Mann
Succeeded bySteve Driehaus
Personal details
Born
Steven Joseph Chabot

(1953-01-22) January 22, 1953
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Donna Chabot
Children2
EducationCollege of William & Mary (BA)
Northern Kentucky University (JD)

Early life, education, and pre-political career

Chabot was born in 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Gerard Joseph and Doris Leona (née Tilley) Chabot; paternally, he is of French-Canadian descent.[1] He graduated from La Salle High School in Cincinnati in 1971, and then from the College of William and Mary in 1975, earning a Bachelor of Arts in physical education. He went on to obtain a Juris Doctor degree from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, in 1978. He worked as an elementary school teacher in 1975–1976 while taking law classes at night. Steve also remained very active in the community, teaching political science at the University of Cincinnati and chairing for the Boy Scouts of Cincinnati. [2]

As a practicing attorney from 1978 to 1994, Chabot handled domestic disputes and the drafting of wills as a sole practitioner.[3] He operated out of a small law office in Westwood.[4]

Early political career

Although Chabot ran unsuccessfully for the Cincinnati City Council as an independent candidate in 1979 and as a Republican in 1983, He won a republican seat in 1985 and was re-elected for the next four years. Then, in 1988, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives against seven-term incumbent Democrat Tom Luken, who won against Chabot, 56–44%.[5] However, after that he was appointed a Commissioner of Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1990, and was elected later that year and again in 1992, staying until 1994.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

In 1994, Chabot ran for the U.S. House again and defeated Democratic incumbent David S. Mann of Ohio's 1st congressional district, 56%–44%. In 1996, he defeated Democrat Mark Longabaugh, a member of the Cincinnati City Council, 54%–43%.[6] In 1998, he defeated Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls, 53% to 47%.[7] In the series of debates during that campaign, Qualls criticized Chabot for not funneling enough federal spending back to his home district. Chabot countered that he would not support "wasteful or unnecessary" federal programs.[8][9] In 2000, he defeated City Councilman and Harvard graduate John Cranley 53–44%.[10] In 2002, he defeated Greg Harris, with 65% of the vote.[10] In 2004, he defeated Greg Harris again, with 60% of the vote.[11]

2006
109th Congress portrait
See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio § District 1

Chabot defeated Democratic challenger John Cranley again, this time by a narrower margin of 52–48%.[12]

2008
See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio § District 1

He was defeated by State Representative Steve Driehaus 52%–48%.[13]

2010
See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio § District 1

In a rematch, Chabot defeated Democratic incumbent Steve Driehaus,[14][15] Libertarian Jim Berns, and Green Party nominee Richard Stevenson.[16] Chabot won by a margin of 51%–46%.[17][18]

2012
See also: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio § District 1

Steve Chabot defeated Democratic nominee Jeff Sinnard 58%–38%, with Green nominee Rich Stevenson, and Libertarian nominee Jim Berns picking up the balance.[19] He was helped by the 2010 round of redistricting, which shifted the majority of heavily Republican Warren County to the 1st Congressional District.[20]

Tenure
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ed Royce, members Steve Chabot and Robin Kelly in 2017 celebrate legislation to help educate more girls

On December 18, 2019, Chabot voted against both articles of impeachment against Trump. Of the 195 Republicans who voted, all voted against both impeachment articles.

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Electoral history
Ohio's 1st congressional district: Results 1988, 1994–2018[23][24]
Year Winner Votes Pct Runner-up Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
1988 Thomas A. Luken (inc.) 117,682 57% Steve Chabot 90,738 43%
1994 Steve Chabot 92,997 56% David S. Mann (inc.) 72,822 44%
1996 Steve Chabot (inc.) 118,324 54% Mark P. Longabaugh 94,719 43% John G. Halley Natural Law 5,381 2%
1998 Steve Chabot (inc.) 92,421 53% Roxanne Qualls 82,003 47%
2000 Steve Chabot (inc.) 116,768 53% John Cranley 98,328 45% David A. Groshoff Libertarian 3,399 2% Richard L. Stevenson Natural Law 1,933 1%
2002 Steve Chabot (inc.) 110,760 65% Greg Harris 60,168 35%
2004 Steve Chabot (inc.) 173,430 60% Greg Harris 116,235 40% *
2006 Steve Chabot (inc.) 105,680 52% John Cranley 96,584 48%
2008 Steve Driehaus 155,455 52% Steve Chabot (inc.) 140,683 48% *
2010 Steve Chabot 103,770 52% Steven L. Driehaus (inc.) 92,672 45% Jim A. Berns Libertarian 3,076 2% Richard L. Stevenson Natural Law 2,000 1%
2012 Steve Chabot (inc.) 201,907 58% Jeff Sinnard 131,490 38% Jim A. Berns Libertarian 9,674 3% Richard L. Stevenson Green Party 6,645 2%
2014 Steve Chabot (inc.) 124,779 63% Fred Kundrata 72,604 37%
2016 Steve Chabot (inc.) 210,014 59% Michele Young 144,644 41%
2018 Steve Chabot (inc.) 154,409 51% Aftab Pureval 141,118 47% Dirk Kubala Libertarian 5,339 2%

*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2004, Rich Stevenson received 198 votes. In 2008, Eric Wilson received 85 votes and Rich Stevenson received 67 votes.

Political positions

As of January 2018, Chabot had voted with his party in 98.2% of votes in the 115th United States Congress and voted in line with President Trump's position in 94.9% of votes.[25][26]

Health care

Chabot authored a bill prohibiting a form of late-term abortion called partial-birth abortion, referred to in some medical literature by its less common name of intact dilation and extraction. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on November 5, 2003.[27]

Chabot favors repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). He favors market-based reforms that will offer American families more lower cost options. [28] He supported the March 2017 version of the American Health Care Act, the GOP's replacement bill for Obamacare.[29] On May 4, 2017, Chabot voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and pass the American Health Care Act.[30][31]

Environment

On the topic of man-made climate change, Chabot said "the evidence concerning man-made climate change is far from conclusive".[32] Chabot said cap-and-trade was an "extreme proposal" that would harm the economy.[32]

Other

In 1999, Chabot was one of the managers appointed to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President Bill Clinton.[33]

On August 22, 2011, Chabot asked Cincinnati police to confiscate cameras being used by private citizens to record a town-hall meeting, even as media television cameras recorded the incident.[34][35][36] YouTube videos of the incident provided wide awareness of the incident, and the participating police officer was later disciplined.[37]

In 2002, Chabot advocated teaching intelligent design alongside the theory of evolution by natural selection in Ohio high schools.[38]

Chabot has called for ending logging subsidies in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska,[39] and promoted relations with Taiwan.[40] In 2002, Chabot helped spearhead the local campaign against building a light rail system in Hamilton County.[41]

As of 2016, Chabot had traveled on congressional fact-finding missions to 46 countries at a cost of $200,000.[42]

Personal life

Chabot lives with his wife Donna in Westwood. The Chabots have two children, Erica and Randy, and a grandson, Reed. [43]

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
David Mann		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 1st congressional district
1995–2009		 Succeeded by
Steve Driehaus
Preceded by
Steve Driehaus		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 1st congressional district
2011–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Sam Graves		 Chair of the House Small Business Committee
2015–2019		 Succeeded by
Nydia Velázquez
Preceded by
Nydia Velázquez		 Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee
2019–present		 Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Barbara Lee		 United States Representatives by seniority
55th		 Succeeded by
John Larson
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