Steve Austria
Steve Austria (b. October 12, 1958) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Ohio. Austria was first elected in 2008.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Austria was a "moderate Republican follower."[1]
Career
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- 1982: Graduated from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis.
- 1999-2000: Served as a member of Ohio state house of representatives
- 2001-2008: Served as a member of Ohio state senate
- 2009-Present: U.S. Representative from Ohio
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Austria voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[2]
Elections
2012
On December 30, 2011, Austria announced his decision to not run for re-election in 2012, due to his district being re-drawn. Ohio's redistricting plan would have pitted Austria against five-term Republican incumbent Mike Turner in a primary battle.[3]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Austria won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Bill Conner, John D. Anderson, and David W. Easton in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Congressional District 7 Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Steve Austria Incumbent |
62.2% | 135,721 | |
| Democratic | Bill Conner | 32.2% | 70,400 | |
| Libertarian | John D. Anderson | 4.3% | 9,381 | |
| Constitution | David W. Easton | 1.3% | 2,811 | |
| Total Votes | 218,313 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Austria paid his congressional staff a total of $963,921 in 2011. Overall, Ohio ranked 30th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[5]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Austria's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $92,008 to $345,000. That averages to $218,504, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average calculated net worth[6] decreased by 5.41% from 2010.[7]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Austria's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $107,008 to $355,000. This averages out to $231,004 which was lower than the average net worth of Republicans in 2010 of $7,561,133.[8]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Austria ranked 133rd in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[9]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Austria was tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives ranking 91st in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[10]
Voting with party
Steve Austria voted with the Republican Party 94.2 percent of the time, which ranked 59 among the 242 House Republican members as of November 2011.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
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Footnotes
- ↑ GovTrack, "Austria," accessed May 25, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ New York Times Republican abandons bid for re-election December 31, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Steve C. Austria," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Steve Austria (R-Ohio), 2011," accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Steve C. Austria (R-Ohio), 2010," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dave Hobson |
U.S. House of Representatives - Ohio District 7 2009–present |
Succeeded by Bob Gibbs (R) |
