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NAME
Rob Portman
OCCUPATION
Senator
BIRTH DATE
19 Dec 1955 (age 70)
EDUCATION
Dartmouth College, University of Michigan
PLACE OF BIRTH
Cincinnati, Ohio
FULL NAME
Rob Portman
ZODIAC SIGN
Sagittarius

QUOTES

I saw the government really using the excuse of a weak economy and a financial crisis to create more government and to push onto the American entrepreneurial society more and more restraints and government activity.
Rob Portman: Biography
ROB PORTMAN
Democrat - Ohio
Senator
Rob Portman BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:
Rob Portman (Born. December 19, 1955, in Cincinnati, OH) is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio. Portman was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and is currently serving his first term. Portman was considered to be a possible candidate for Mitt Romney\'s choice of a vice-presidential candidate in 2012, but ultimately he was not selected. Portman is scheduled to run for re-election in Ohio on November 8, 2016.
Rob Portman (Born. December 19, 1955, in Cincinnati, OH) is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio. Portman was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and is currently serving his first term. Portman was considered to be a possible candidate for Mitt Romney's choice of a vice-presidential candidate in 2012, but ultimately he was not selected. Portman is scheduled to run for re-election in Ohio on November 8, 2016.

Prior to his election to the Senate, Portman served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget for former President George W. Bush. Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Portman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Portman's academic, professional and political career:
2011-Present: U.S Senator from Ohio
2006-2007: Served as Director, Office of Management and Budget, in the cabinet of President George W. Bush
2005-2006: Served as U.S. Trade Representative in the cabinet of President of George W. Bush
1993-2005: Served as Republican to U.S. Congress from Ohio
1989-1991: Served as deputy assistant and director, Office of Legislative Affairs, White House Office
1989: Served as associate counsel to President George H. W. Bush
1984: Graduated from University of Michigan School of Law, Ann Arbor, Mich.
1979: Graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover
EDUCATION : -
Dartmouth College, University of Michigan
PERSONAL : -
19 Dec 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, Married to Jane Portman (m. 1986) and three childrens
Rob Portman SENATE CAREER:
U.S. Senate
2015-2016
Portman serves on the following committees:
Budget Committee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Subcommittee on Energy
Subcommittee on National Parks
Subcommittee on Water & Power
Finance Committee
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Chairman
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Chairman
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

2013-2014
Portman served on the following Senate committees:
Budget
Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on National Parks Ranking member
Subcommittee on Energy
Finance
The Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
The Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia
Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce Ranking member
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

2011-2012
Portman served on the following Senate committees:
Armed Services
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Budget
Energy and Natural Resources
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight
Deficit Reduction
OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:
WEBSITES:
GOVERNMENT SITE : -
portman.senate.gov
OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SITE : -
http://www.robportman.com/
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE : -
https://www.facebook.com/robportman
OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE : -
https://twitter.com/RobPortman