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Dave Hobson | |
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 Official portrait, 2005 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mike DeWine |
| Succeeded by | Steve Austria |
| Member of theOhio Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office December 13, 1982 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Mike DeWine |
| Succeeded by | Merle G. Kearns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1936-10-17)October 17, 1936 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 2024(2024-10-06) (aged 87) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carolyn Alexander Hobson |
| Residence | Springfield, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University,Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air National Guard |
| Years of service | 1958–1963 |
| Unit | Ohio |
David Lee Hobson (October 17, 1936 – October 6, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician of theRepublican Party who served as aU.S. representative from theseventh congressional district ofOhio from 1991 to 2009.
Hobson was born inCincinnati,Ohio, and graduated fromWithrow High School in 1954. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree fromOhio Wesleyan University (Delaware, Ohio) in 1958 and a law degree fromOhio State University (Columbus, Ohio) in 1963. He served in theOhio Air National Guard from 1958 to 1963, and was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. Hobson served as an Ohio state senator from 1982 to 1990, serving asPresident of theOhio Senate from 1988 to 1990 and as a majority whip. Hobson was responsible for Ohio's firstAIDS law and grants for treatments for Alzheimer's disease.[1]
In 1990, afterMike DeWine left his seat in theU.S. House of Representatives to becomeLieutenant Governor of Ohio, Hobson was elected to replace him. It was the second time Hobson had succeeded DeWine; he had followed DeWine into the Ohio Senate. Hobson began serving in the House in 1991 (102nd Congress), and was reelected eight times without serious difficulty. Hobson was the assistant majority whip for the110th Congress. Hobson was a member of theRepublican Main Street Partnership and was considered to be amoderate Republican.[2]
As a congressman, some of Hobson's primary concerns were improving health care, controlling government spending and balancing the budget, and strengthening national security. Hobson also believed that Congress needed to help stimulate the economies of former industrial towns which had seen factories leave. He sought to privatize military housing and fund military research at theWright-Patterson Air Force Base, which was in his district, and helped to establish theOhio Western Reserve National Cemetery andGlenn Research Center. He also secured funding for a memorial at theNormandy American Cemetery and Memorial for American soldiers killed in World War II.[1]
Hobson served in theHouse Committee on Appropriations, and became the top Republican on the Military Construction and Energy-Water subcommittees. He opposed several attempts by the administration ofGeorge W. Bush to fund abunker buster.[3]
In October 2006, theWall Street Journal reported that Hobson led a delegation toNormandy, France in August 2004 for the groundbreaking of an "interpretive center" at a cemetery for American soldiers killed duringWorld War II. During the seven-day trip, the delegation was feted with at least two private restaurant dinners, one given byNorthrop Grumman and another by thePMA Group, a leading lobbyist for defense companies. On a 2005 trip to visitnuclear fuel processing plants in France, Hobson and his delegation attended a dinner nearAvignon, in southern France, hosted byAreva SA, the world's largest maker ofnuclear reactors. Because House rules prohibit members from accepting any gifts worth $50 or more, the article cited the opinions of “experts” on congressional ethics who speculated that the trip may have violated House rules and possibly federal law.[4] However, no legal or ethics charges were brought forward and no impropriety was alleged by either legal or congressional ethics officials.
On October 14, 2007, Hobson announced that he would retire at the end of his term in 2009.[5] After leaving Congress, he became president of the lobbying firm Vorys Advisors LLC.[1]
On October 6, 2024, Hobson died atMiami Valley Hospital inDayton, Ohio, at the age of 87.[1]
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