Steve Driehaus | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Steve Chabot |
Succeeded by | Steve Chabot |
Minority Whip of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
In office January 2005 – January 2008 |
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Preceded by | Dale Miller |
Succeeded by | Fred Strahorn |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 31st district |
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In office January 2003 – January 2009 |
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Preceded by | Catherine Barrett |
Succeeded by | Denise Driehaus |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district |
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In office January 2001 – January 2003 |
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Preceded by | Jerry Luebbers |
Succeeded by | Tyrone Yates |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
June 24, 1966
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Lucienne Driehaus |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Miami University, Indiana University |
Profession | Political activist |
Steven L. "Steve" Driehaus (born June 24, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former U.S. Representative for Ohio's 1st congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served as the Minority Whip in the Ohio House of Representatives.
The district includes the western four-fifths of Cincinnati, as well as suburbs north and west of the city in Hamilton and Butler counties. He was formerly a four-term member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 31st District from 2001 to 2009. His Ohio State House district included western Cincinnati and all of Addyston, Cheviot, Cleves and North Bend, Ohio.
Driehaus, a 1984 graduate and class president of Elder High School in Cincinnati, studied political science at Miami University while earning a B.A. in 1988 and holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Indiana University earned in 1995. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal where he worked with village groups and local schools as a natural resource volunteer to promote sustainable environmental practices from 1988-90.