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John A. Boehner
174,808 votes
70.9%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Former Small Business Owner
- Education: Graduate Moeller High 1968; B.A. business, Xavier University
- Representative of 8th District in U.S. House since 1991.
- Operated small business in Butler County prior to election to Congress.
- Served in the House of Representatives & Union Township Board of Trsutees.
- Chairman, House Education & Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- Vice Chairman, House Administration Committee; Member, House Agriculture Committee
Priorities:
- Paying down the national debt & reducing federal waste.
- Expanding parental involvement & local control of education.
- Expanding agriculture trade & promoting the competiveness of U.S. farmers.
John Parks
64,421 votes
26.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: College Professor, Miami University
- Education: PhD American Studies, Rel.B., BA Political Science
- My abilities of careful and critical thinking, moral sensitivity, and skillful collaboration come from formal education and extensive experience.
- I have extensive experience as a minister and as a college professor for 28 years.
- I've also been active in civil rights and numerous community organizations.
Priorities:
- Reform and reconstruct public education.
- Expand and secure our health care systems.
- Reform campaign financing to eliminate the undemocratic influence of big money in politics.
David R. Shock
7,033 votes
2.8%
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Graduate Student and Instructor
- B.A. Kent State University (1996)
- M.A. Miami University (1997)
- Formal education in political science and public administration
Priorities:
- Eliminate the national debt by using the projected budget surplus
- Allow individuals to opt out of Social Security -- Let individuals, not Washington bureaucrats, decide their own retirement plans
- Reduce crime and corruption by ending the federal government's so-called "war on drugs"
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Election 2000: U.S. Rep. District 8 Boehner/Parks
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