Pat Tiberi

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Pat Tiberi
Pat Tiberi
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2001
Preceded by John Kasich
Born October 21, 1962 (1962-10-21) (age 45)
Columbus, Ohio
Political party Republican
Spouse Denice Tiberi
Religion Roman Catholic

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi (born October 21, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio) is a Republican politician from Ohio. Since 2001, he has been a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 12th congressional district. The district includes just under half of Columbus, as well as many of its suburbs.

The son of Italian immigrants, Tiberi was born in Columbus and attended the city's Northland High School. Tiberi attended The Ohio State University where he was a member of the The Ohio State University Marching Band. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1985 with a degree in journalism and was the first in his family to graduate from college. He was later awarded an honorary doctorate (Ph.D.) in the Humanities by Capital University in May, 2005.

Upon graduation from college, Tiberi worked as a realtor for RE/MAX. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1993, and he soon rose to the position of House Majority Leader. In 2000, Tiberi ran for and won the House seat that was vacated by nine-term incumbent John Kasich, who retired to become a television political analyst. He only won by nine points in a district that had long been considered to be far friendlier to the Democrats than the neighboring 15th, despite Kasich's long tenure. However, Tiberi hasn't faced a close race since, in part because his district was redrawn after the 2000 census to be more Republican.

As a congressman, Tiberi has authored legislation that made it easier for returning military veterans to receive federal jobs and provided for more federal assistances to caregivers of incapacitated adults. Both of the bills were passed in 2006.

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[edit] Electoral history

Ohio's 12th congressional district: Results 2000–2006[1]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
2000 Maryellen O'’Shaughnessy 115,432 44% Pat Tiberi 139,242 53% Nick Hogan Libertarian 4,546 2% Gregory Richey Natural Law 2,600 1% *
2002 Edward S. Brown 64,707 36% Pat Tiberi 116,982 64%
2004 Edward S. Brown 122,109 38% Pat Tiberi 198,912 62% *
2006 Bob Shamansky 108,746 43% Pat Tiberi 145,943 57%
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2000, Charles Ed Jordan received 1,556 votes (1%). In 2004, Chuck Spingola received 25 votes.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Election Statistics. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.

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Preceded by
John Kasich		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th congressional district
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