Biography:

John Boehner was born in 1949 in Cincinnati as one of 12 children. He now lives in West Chester, Ohio. He graduated from Cincinnati's Moeller High School in 1968 and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Xavier University in 1977.

Boehner worked for Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. as a management trainee. He also worked for Nucite Sales, a company that represents manufacturers in the packaging and plastics industry. He served in the Ohio House, 1984-1990. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1990.

Boehner and his wife, Debbie, have two daughters.

Past Campaigns:

John A. Boehner was elected to the U.S. House in 1990 with 61 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Gregory Jolivette. Boehner was re-elected in 1992 with 71 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Fred Sennett. He was unopposed in 1994.

He was re-elected in 1996 with 70 percent of the vote against Democrat Jeffrey Kitchen. Boehner was re-elected in 1998, defeating Democrat John Griffin with 71 percent of the vote. In 2000, he was re-elected with 71 percent of the vote, defeating John Parks. In 2002, Boehner was re-elected with 72 percent of the vote, defeating Jeff Hardenbrook. Boehner served in the Ohio House, 1984-90.

He had no opposition in Ohio's March 2, 2004, primary election for the 8th District.

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