Candidate for
United States Representative; District 8

Born in Cincinnati in November 1949 as one of 12 brother and sisters, John Boehner has lived in Southwest Ohio his entire life. He and his wife Debbie have been married for 28 years. They have two daughters # Lindsay and Tricia # and live in the northern Cincinnati suburb of West Chester.

After graduating from Cincinnati's Moeller High School in 1968, John earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Xavier University in Cincinnati in 1977. Upon his graduation, he accepted a position with Nucite Sales, a small sales business in the packaging and plastics industry, and eventually became president of the firm.

While working in the private sector, John entered the political arena # first serving as Union Township trustee from 1982 to 1984 and then as a representative to the Ohio state legislature from 1984-1990.

In 1990, John was elected to represent Ohio's Eighth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. His first two terms in the House were marked by several government reform accomplishments # including closing the House bank and uncovering illegal practices at the House post office. As a result of his reform-minded agenda, he was elected to the House Republican leadership after the Republican election victories in 1994.

Last year, John opened a new chapter in his U.S. House career when he became chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. As committee chair, he was instrumental in passing President Bush's education reform package into law and continues to work closely with him on education and labor-related initiatives on a variety of issues. In addition to his chairmanship, John also serves as Vice-Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.