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'''John Andrew Boehner''' ({{pron-en|ˈbeɪnɚ}} {{respell|BAY|nər}})(born November 17, 1949) is an oompa loompa piece of fucking shit. His tan sucks.
'''John Andrew Boehner''' ({{pron-en|ˈbeɪnɚ}} {{respell|BAY|nər}})(born November 17, 1949) is the ]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/05/pelosi.boehner/index.html?hpt=C1 | work=CNN | title=Boehner takes charge as new Congress convenes | date=January 5, 2011}}</ref> and current ]. A member of the ], he is the ] from {{ushr|OH|8}}, serving since 1991. The district includes several rural and suburban areas near ] and ], and a small portion of Dayton itself.

Boehner previously served as the ] from 2007 until 2011, and ] from 2006 until 2007.
As Speaker, Boehner is second in ] following the ].

==Early life, education and career==
Boehner was born in ], the son of Mary Anne (] Hall) and Earl Henry Boehner, the second of twelve children in a family of German and Irish descent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8009943/John-Boehner-the-second-of-12-kids-from-Ohio-who-is-Barack-Obamas-elitist-target.html |title=John Boehner: the second of twelve kids |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-09-14 | location=London | first=Toby | last=Harnden}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=175380149169318&set=a.175380095835990.35084.175082565865743 |title=Office of Speaker Boehner's Photos - January 2011 |publisher=Facebook}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://johnboehner.house.gov/Biography|title=John Boehner - 8th District of Ohio|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives|accessdate=2009-07-13}}</ref> He grew up in modest circumstances, having shared one bathroom with his eleven siblings in a two-bedroom house in Cincinnati. His parents slept on a pull-out couch.<ref name="abcnews1">{{cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/WN/american-dream-john-boehner-set-house-helm/story?id=12048868&page=1 |title='American Dream': John Boehner Set to Take House Helm |work=ABC News |date=November 3, 2010 |first=Susie |last=Banikarim |first2=Enjoli |last2=Francis }}</ref> He started working at his family's bar at age 8, a business founded by their grandfather Andy Boehner in 1938.<ref name="abcnews1"/> He has lived in Southwest Ohio his entire life. All but two of his siblings still live within a few miles of each other; two are unemployed and most of the others have blue-collar jobs.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8009943/John-Boehner-the-second-of-12-kids-from-Ohio-who-is-Barack-Obamas-elitist-target.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Toby | last=Harnden | title=John Boehner: the second of 12 kids from Ohio who is Barack Obama's elitist target | date=September 17, 2010}}</ref>

Boehner attended Cincinnati's ] and was a ] on the school's football team, where he was coached by future ] coach ].<ref>*{{cite video|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40955940|title=Boehner talks about tearfulness: 'It's who I am'|people=] (interviewer) and ] (interviewee)|publisher='']''|date=January 6, 2011|time=3:03}}<br>*{{cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_boyer?currentPage=all|title=House Rule|publisher='']''|date=December 13, 2010|author=Peter J. Boyer}}</br>*{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/12/john-boehner-speaker-new-yorker-/1|title=Boehner: Tea Party rally showed him need for strong GOP|publisher='']''|date=December 6, 2010|author=Catalina Camia}}<br>*{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/21/politics/main6979283.shtml|title=John Boehner: Speaker-in-Waiting?|publisher=]|date=October 21, 2010}}<br>*{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/us/politics/15boehner.html?pagewanted=all|title=Boehner's Path to Power Began in Southern Ohio|publisher='']''|author=Jennifer Steinhauer and Carl Hulse|date=October 14, 2010}}<br>*{{cite news|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101004/NEWS0108/110040002/John-Boehner-rose-from-humble-roots|title=John Boehner rose from humble roots|publisher='']''|date=October 4, 2010|author=Eric Bradley}}<br>*{{cite news|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-31/politics/boehner.profile_1_boehner-john-boehner-house-gop|title=President's critic powerful insider, little-known outside the Beltway|publisher=]|date=August 31, 2010|author=Deirdre Walsh}}</ref> Graduating from Moeller in 1968, when U.S. involvement in the ] was at its peak, Boehner enlisted in the ] but was ] after eight weeks because of a bad back.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/09/23/loc_military_service.html |title=Cincinnati Enquirer |publisher=Enquirer.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-14}}</ref> He earned his ] in ] from ] in 1977, becoming the first person in his family to attend college, taking seven years as he held several jobs to pay for his education.<ref name="abcnews1"/>

Shortly after his graduation in 1977, Boehner accepted a position with Nucite Sales, a small sales business in the packaging and plastics industry. He was steadily promoted and eventually became president of the firm, resigning in 1990 when he was elected to Congress.<ref name="bio"/>

==Early political career==
From 1982 to 1984, Boehner served on the board of trustees of ]. He then served as an ] from 1985 to 1990.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}

==U.S. House of Representatives==
In 1990, Boehner ran against incumbent congressman ], who was under fire for having a sexual relationship with a minor. He trounced Lukens in the primary, taking 49 percent of the vote. This was tantamount to election in the heavily Republican 8th District. He has been reelected 10 times with no substantive opposition, and even ran unopposed in 1994.

===Gang of Seven===
During his freshman year, Boehner and fellow members of the ] took on the House establishment, Republicans and Democrats alike, and successfully closed the House Bank (]), uncovered "]" practices at the House Restaurant, and exposed drug sales and illegal cash-for-stamps deals at the House Post Office.<ref>, New York Times, Carl Hulse, 4 July 2009</ref>

===''Contract with America''===
Boehner, along with ] and several other Republican lawmakers, was one of the engineers of the '']'' in 1994 that helped catapult Republicans into the majority in Congress for the first time in four decades.

===Legislative accomplishments===
From 1995 to 1999, Boehner served as ] which is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. In this post, he was the fourth-ranking House Republican, behind Gingrich, ] ] and ] ]. There he championed the ] that, among other provisions, revises and simplifies direct payment programs for crops and eliminates milk price supports through direct government purchases.

Following the election of President ], Boehner was elected as chairman of the ] from 2001 until 2006. There he authored several reforms including the ] and a successful school choice voucher program for low-income children in Washington, DC.<ref>{{cite web|author=George F. Will |url=http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/will/s_154631.html |title=Today's principle civil rights fight - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |publisher=Pittsburghlive.com |date=2003-09-14 |accessdate=2010-08-23}}</ref> He was also a major force in the passage of the ], saying it was his “proudest achievement” in two decades of public service.<ref>{{cite conference|first = Andrew |last = Rudalevige|title = Accountability and Avoidance in the Bush Education Plan: The ‘No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.’|booktitle = “Taking Account of Accountability” Conference, Program on Education Policy and Governance|date = June 10–11, 2002|location = Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University|url = http://users.dickinson.edu/~rudaleva/ed_final.pdf|accessdate = }}</ref>

===Congressional leadership===
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In 1998, Boehner was ousted as the chairman of the House Republican Conference, after his party lost five congressional seats.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/02/AR2006020201046.html |title=In an Upset, Boehner Is Elected House GOP Leader |publisher=washingtonpost.com |date=02-03-2006 |accessdate=2010-11-04 | location=Washington | first=Jonathan | last=Weisman}}</ref>

In an upset, Boehner was elected by his colleagues to serve as House Majority Leader on February 2, 2006. The election followed ]'s resignation from the post after being indicted on criminal charges.

Boehner campaigned as a reform candidate who wanted to reform the so-called "]" process and rein in government spending. He defeated Majority Whip ] of ] and Representative ] of ], even though he was considered an underdog candidate to Blunt. In the second round of voting by the House Republican Conference, Boehner received 122 votes compared to 109 for Blunt. Blunt kept his previous position as ], the No. 3 leadership position in the House. (There was some confusion on the first ballot for Majority Leader as the first count showed one more vote cast than Republicans present,<ref>{{dead link|date=June 2010}}</ref> due to a misunderstanding as to whether the rules allowed Resident Commissioner ] of Puerto Rico to vote or not.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/02/lol.01.html |title=CNN |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=2006-02-02 |accessdate=2010-06-14}}</ref>)

After the Republicans lost control of the House in the 2006 elections, the House Republican Conference chose Boehner as Minority Leader. While as Majority Leader he was second-in-command behind Speaker ], as Minority Leader he was the leader of the House Republicans. As such, he was the Republican nominee for Speaker in 2006 and 2008, losing both times to Pelosi. While the Speaker is nominally elected by the full House, in practice he or she is almost always chosen by the majority party.

According to the 2008 Congress.org Power Ranking, Boehner was the 6th most powerful congressman (preceded by Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Ways and Means Committee Chairman ], Dean of the House ], and Appropriations Committee Chairman ], all Democrats) and the most powerful Republican.<ref>http://www.congress.org/congressorg/power_rankings/overall.tt</ref> As Minority Leader, Boehner served as an ''ex officio'' member of the ].

==Speaker of the House==
], before the ].]]
On November 17, 2010, Boehner was unanimously chosen by the House Republicans as their nominee for Speaker,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gopleader.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=215305|title=Boehner: New Leadership "Reflects a New Majority Ready to Listen and Go to Work|publisher=Office of the House Republican Leader|date2010-11-17|accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/house/129727-boehner-elected-61st-speaker-of-the-house-on-his-61st-birthday|title=Boehner favored as 61st House Speaker on his 61st birthday |publisher=TheHill.com |date=2010-11-17 |accessdate=2010-11-17}}</ref> all but assuring his formal election to the post when the new Congress convened with a Republican majority in January 2011. He is the first Speaker from Ohio since fellow Republicans ] (1925 to 1931) and ] (1881 to 1883). He is also the first Speaker who has served both as majority and minority floor leader for his party since Texas Democrat ].

As Speaker, Boehner is still the leader of the House Republicans. However, by tradition, he normally does not take part in debate (though he has the right to do so) and almost never votes from the floor. He is also not a member of any House committees.

==Controversies==
===Connections to lobbyists===
In June 1995, Boehner distributed campaign contributions from ] ]s on the House floor as House members were weighing how to vote on tobacco subsidies.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dana Milbank |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/02/AR2006020202571_pf.html |title=Boehner Makes His Political Comeback |publisher=] |date=2006-02-03 |accessdate=2010-11-22}}</ref> In a 1996 documentary by ] called ''The People and the Power Game'', Boehner said "They asked me to give out a half dozen checks quickly before we got to the end of the month and I complied. And I did it on the House floor, which I regret. I should not have done. It's not a violation of the House rules, but it's a practice that‘s gone on here for a long time that we're trying to stop and I know I'll never do it again."<ref>{{Citation
|title='The Rachel Maddow Show' (transcript)
|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39459613
|date=Thursday, September 30, 2010
}}

</ref> Boehner eventually led the effort to change House rules and prohibit campaign contributions from being distributed on the House floor.<ref>See at rules.house.gov.</ref>

A September 2010 '']'' story said Boehner was "Tightly Bound to Lobbyists" and "He maintains especially tight ties with a circle of lobbyists and former aides representing some of the nation’s biggest businesses, including Goldman Sachs, Google, Citigroup, R.J. Reynolds, MillerCoors and UPS.".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thestate.com/2010/09/12/1460790/gop-leader-tightly-bound-to-lobbyists.html |title=A G.O.P. Leader Tightly Bound to Lobbyists |newspaper=New York Times |date=September 11, 2010 |first=Eric |last=Lipton }}</ref>

===Smithsonian===
On November 30, 2010 House Speaker-designate John Boehner, along with Minority Whip Eric Cantor, called for government to dismantle an exhibit in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery after he learned that it contained video by ], ''A Fire in My Belly'', that contained an image of a crucifix with ants crawling on it. Boehner spokesman Kevin Smith said, “Smithsonian officials should either acknowledge the mistake and correct it, or be prepared to face tough scrutiny beginning in January when the new majority in the House moves .” He later clarified that Boehner wanted the exhibit “cancelled.” '']'' columnist Blake Gopnik initiated reportage of the story.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/30/AR2010113006801.html | work=The Washington Post | first=Jacqueline | last=Trescott | title=Portrait Gallery removes crucifix video from exhibit after complaints | date=December 1, 2010}}</ref>

==Political positions==
] in ] in 2003.]]

A profile in the '']'' said, "On both sides of the aisle, Boehner earns praise for candor and an ability to listen."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_624471.html?source=rss&feed=7|title=Boehner's job: Recapture 'squandered' GOP brand|author=Salena Zito|work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=May 10, 2009|accessdate=June 3, 2009}}</ref> The '']'' says Boehner "has perfected the art of disagreeing without being disagreeable."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/03/waiting_for_the_banana_peel_ho.html|title=House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio helps unite GOP|work=Cleveland Plain Dealer|author=Sabrina Eaton|date=March 8, 2009|accessdate=June 3, 2009}}</ref>

Boehner has been classified as a "hard-core conservative" by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issues2000.org/OH/John_Boehner.htm |title=John Boehner on the Issues |publisher=Issues2000.org |date= |accessdate=2010-06-14}}</ref> Although Boehner does have a conservative voting record, when he was running for House leadership, religious conservatives in the GOP expressed that they were not satisfied with his positions. According to the '']'': "From ] to sanctions on ] to an overhaul of the pension system, Boehner, as chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, took ardently pro-business positions that were contrary to those of many in his party. Religious conservatives — examining his voting record — see him as a policymaker driven by small-government economic concerns, not theirs."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/11/AR2006021100842.html |title=Washington Post |publisher=Washington Post |date= February 12, 2006|accessdate=2010-06-14 | first=Jonathan | last=Weisman}}</ref>

Boehner has received a "0" rating from the ] in the last three congressional sessions, voting against the ], the ], the ], and the ]. Boehner voted for a ]. In a letter to the Rights Campaign, Boehner stated, "I oppose any legislation that would provide special ]... Please be assured that I will continue to work to protect the idea of ] as one of the ] of ]."<ref>Equality magazine. Winter 2011 issue. "Vigilance!", page 5.</ref><ref></ref>

On May 25, 2006, Boehner issued a statement defending his agenda and attacking his "] friends" such as Minority Leader ]. Boehner said regarding national security that voters "have a choice between a Republican Party that understands the stakes and is dedicated to victory, and a Democrat Party with a non-existent national security policy that sheepishly dismisses the challenges of a post-] world and is all too willing to concede defeat on the battlefield in ]."

On October 3, 2008 Boehner voted in favor of the ]<ref>http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll681.xml</ref> believing that ] grant Congress the authority to "purchase assets and equity from financial institutions in order to strengthen its financial sector."

Boehner has been highly critical of several recent initiatives by the Democratic Congress and President ], including the "]" plan that Boehner says would hurt job growth in his congressional district and elsewhere. He opposed the ] and said that, if Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections, they would do whatever it takes to stop the act. One option would be to defund the administrative aspect of the place, not paying "one dime" to pay the salaries of the workers who would administer the plan.<ref name="Wereschagin"/> He also led an opposition to the 2009 stimulus and to Obama's first budget proposal, promoting instead an alternative economic recovery plan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://republicanleader.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=109659 |title=House GOP Economic Recovery Alternative Will Create 6.2 Million New American Jobs &#124; Republican Leader John Boehner |publisher=Republicanleader.house.gov |date= |accessdate=2010-06-14}}</ref> and a Republican budget (authored by Ranking Rep. ], R-]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/budget_republicans/hbcrepbudget.shtml |title=Budget Committee Republicans, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C |publisher=House.gov |date=2009-01-04 |accessdate=2010-06-14}}</ref> He has advocated for an across-the-board ], including ].

Boehner favors making reforms in ], such as by raising the retirement age to 70 for people who have at least 20 years until retirement, as well as tying cost-of-living increases to the ] rather than ], and limiting payments to those who need them.<ref name="Wereschagin">{{Citation| last = Wereschagin | first = Mike| last2 = Zito| first2 = Salena | title = Obama's good for GOP, Boehner says| newspaper = ]| date = June 29, 2010| url = http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_688102.html| accessdate = 2010-09-12}}</ref>

In 2011 Boehner called the ] “one of our highest legislative priorities.”<ref>Somashekhar, Sandhya. ''Washington Post'', 1 February 2011.</ref><ref>Boehner, John. 20 January 2011.</ref>

==Political campaigns==
===2006===
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2006#District 8}}

In the ], Boehner defeated the Democratic Party candidate, ] ] ], 64% to 36%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006//pages/results/states/OH/index.html|title=State Races: Ohio 2006 Elections|publisher=CNN|date= November 2006|accessdate = 2006-03-16}}</ref>

===2008===
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008#District 8}}

In the ], Boehner defeated Nicholas Von Stein, 68% to 32%.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#OH |title=State Election Results |date= 12 January 2009 |publisher=CNN |accessdate= 22 November 2010}}</ref>

===2010===
{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2010#District 8}}

Boehner was opposed by Democratic nominee ], ] nominee Jim Condit, and ] nominee David Harlow; but won the 2010 election.<ref>, Ohio Secretary of State</ref>

As Republican House Leader, Boehner is a Democratic target for criticism of Republican views and political positions. In July 2010, President ] began singling out Boehner for criticism during his speeches.<ref>Yunji de Nies and Sunlen Miller (7/30/10) ABC News</ref> In one speech, Obama mentioned Boehner by name nine times<ref>Toby Harnden (9/17/10) The Daily Telegraph</ref> and accused him of believing that police, firefighters, and teachers were jobs "not worth saving."<ref>Frank James (9/12/10) NPR</ref>

==Electoral history==
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|+ {{ushr|Ohio|8|}}: Results 1990&ndash;2010<ref name="clerkresults">{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |accessdate=2008-01-10 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain.aspx | title =Election Results | author = | date = | work =] | publisher = | accessdate = January 27, 2011}}</ref>
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gregory Jolivette
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |66,584
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |40%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John Boehner'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |99,955
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |60%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Fred Sennet
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |62,033
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |26%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John Boehner'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |176,362
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |74%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |''No candidate''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John Boehner'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |148,338
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |100%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jeffrey Kitchen
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |52,912
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |26%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John Boehner'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |127,979
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |70%
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|{{Party shading/Independent}} |William Baker
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |]
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |8,613
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |4%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |52,912
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |29%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John Boehner'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |127,979
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |71%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |John G. Parks
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |66,293
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |26%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John Boehner'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |179,756
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |71%
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |David Shock
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |7,254
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |3%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |49,444
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |29%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''John Boehner'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |119,947
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |71%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |90,574
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |31%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''John Boehner'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |201,675
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |69%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mort Meier
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |77,640
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |36%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''John Boehner'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |136,863
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |64%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Nicholas Von Stein}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |95,510
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |32%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''John Boehner'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |202,063
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |68%
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|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Justin Coussoule}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |65,883
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |30%
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|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''John Boehner'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |142,731
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |66%
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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |David Harlow
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |5,121
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%
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|{{Party shading/Constitution}} |James Condit
|{{Party shading/Constitution}} |]
|{{Party shading/Constitution}} align="right" |3,701
|{{Party shading/Constitution}} align="right" |2%
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==Personal life==
Boehner and his wife Debbie were married in 1973. They live in the ] section of ]. They have two daughters, Lindsay and Tricia.<ref>{{cite journal | author=James Rowley | date = 28 October 2010 | title = Boehner’s Blue-Collar Roots Frame Possible Next Speaker’s Views | journal = Business Week| publisher = Bloomberg L.P.| location = New York, NY| url = http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-28/boehner-s-blue-collar-roots-frame-possible-next-speaker-s-views.html| accessdate = 22 November 2010}}</ref>

Reporter Mike Stark reported in August 2010, that several sources informed him with detailed accounts, that Representative John Boehner, now Majority Leader Boehner, had allegedly been having a sexual affair with Lisbeth Lyons, a registered lobbiest and Vice President for Government Affairs for the American Printers Association. When confronted by Stark, Representative Boehner ignored Stark's question to him regarding the alleged affair. When Lions was contacted by telephone by Stark, and given an opportunity to deny or admit to the alleged affair, Lion's stated that she had "no comment."<ref></ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Barone, Michael, and Grant Ujifusa, ''The Almanac of American Politics 2006: The Senators, the Representatives and the Governors: Their Records and Election Results, Their States and Districts'' (2005) pp 1328–32.

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* ''official U.S. House site''
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* political action committee
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Revision as of 22:59, 27 February 2011

John Boehner
61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byNancy Pelosi
21st Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
DeputyRoy Blunt
Eric Cantor
Preceded byNancy Pelosi
Succeeded byNancy Pelosi
25th Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
In office
February 2, 2006 – January 3, 2007
DeputyRoy Blunt
Preceded byRoy Blunt (Acting)
Succeeded bySteny Hoyer
Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Workforce
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2006
Preceded byWilliam Goodling
Succeeded byHoward McKeon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 1991
Preceded byBuz Lukens
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
January 3, 1985 – December 31, 1990
Preceded byBill Donham
Succeeded byScott Nein
Personal details
Born (1949-11-17) November 17, 1949 (age 75)
Reading, Ohio, United States
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDeborah Gunlack (1973–present)
ChildrenLindsay Boehner
Tricia Boehner
ResidenceWest Chester
Alma materXavier University (B.A.)
ProfessionBusiness consultant
SignatureFile:JohnBoehnerSignature.png
WebsiteSpeaker of the House
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1968 (8 weeks, honorably discharged)

John Andrew Boehner (Template:Pron-en BAY-nər)(born November 17, 1949) is an oompa loompa piece of fucking shit. His tan sucks.