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Steven LaTourette

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Steven C. LaTourette
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Prior offices
U.S. House Ohio District 14
Successor: David Joyce
Predecessor: Thomas Sawyer

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $374,002

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan, 1976

Law

Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1980

Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist

Steven C. LaTourette (b. July 22, 1954) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Ohio. LaTourette served from 1995 to 2013. He died on August 3, 2016, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.[1]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, LaTourette was a "centrist Republican."[2]

Career

  • 1976: Graduated from University of Michigan
  • 1979: Graduated from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1980-1983: Worked in the public defender’s office, Lake County, Ohio
  • 1989-1995: Served as prosecuting attorney of Lake County, Ohio
  • 1995-2013: U.S. Representative from Ohio

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2011-2012

  • Appropriations
    • Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
    • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Yea3.png LaTourette voted for 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 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[3]

Lobbying position after leaving office

LaTourette was listed in March 2013 by USA Today as one of 16 former lawmakers who had taken on a lobbying related position after leaving office since January 2011. Former lawmakers may take positions with either lobbying firms or trade associations. Former U.S. House members are barred from lobbying their former colleagues for one year, and former U.S. Senate members are barred for two years. There are no restrictions, however, on providing advice to those who seek to shape federal legislation. Former legislators can also immediately lobby the executive branch and officials in state and local governments.[4]

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio's 14th Congressional District elections, 2012

LaTourette initially ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, to represent Ohio's 14th District. He was the only Republican in the March 6, 2012 primary.

LaTourette announced his retirement on July 31, 2012, delaying the announcement long enough to prevent the need for a special election to fill the 14th District seat. LaTourette cited the demise of bipartisanship in Congress as one of the reasons for his retirement, saying the “toll” of the acrimony in Washington had come to outweigh the benefits of being a congressman.[5][6]

David Joyce (R) defeated Dale Virgil Blanchard (D), Elaine R. Mastromatteo (G), and David Macko (L) in the general election.

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Ohio in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could have determined whether Democrats retook the House or Republicans held their majority in 2013.[7] Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.[7]

2010

On November 2, 2010, LaTourette won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Bill O’Neill and John M. Jelenic in the general election.[8]

U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Congressional District 14 Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteven C. LaTourette Incumbent 64.9% 149,878
     Democratic Bill O’Neill 31.4% 72,604
     Libertarian John M. Jelenic 3.6% 8,383
Total Votes 230,865

Campaign finance summary

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Analysis

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. LaTourette paid his congressional staff a total of $866,415 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.[9]

Net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, LaTourette's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $203,005 to $545,000. That averages to $374,002, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average calculated net worth[10] decreased by 23.75% from 2010.[11]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, LaTourette's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $316,004 to $665,000. This averages out to $490,502 which was lower than the average net worth of Republicans in 2010 of $7,561,133.[12]

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. LaTourette ranked 189th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House. He is one of 12 Republicans who scored higher on the liberal ranking than they did on the conservative one. [13]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. LaTourette was tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives ranking 189th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[14]

Voting with party

Steven C. LaTourette voted with the Republican Party 84.2 percent of the time, which ranked 231 among the 242 House Republican members as of November 2011.[15]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas C. Sawyer
U.S. House of Representatives - Ohio District 14
2003–2013
Succeeded by
David Joyce (R)
Preceded by
Eric Fingerhut
U.S. House of Representatives - Ohio District 19
1995–2003
Succeeded by
District eliminated after 2000 census


Senators
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Bob Latta (R)
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Republican Party (12)
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