Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 17, 1936; graduated from Withrow High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1954; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1958; J.D., Ohio State College of Law, Columbus, 1963; Ohio Air National Guard, 1958-1963; member of the Ohio state senate, 1982-1990, president pro tempore, 1988-1990; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2009); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.