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Ohio Republican Congressman Announces May Resignation in Favor of Corporate Executive

 2021年4月19日

Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers of Ohio announced Monday that he plans to step down from Congress in May to take on the role of president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers of Ohio announced Monday that he plans to step down from Congress in May to take on the role of president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

That means there will be seven more Democratic members in the House than Republican members, maintaining a slightly larger margin.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of Ohio’s 15th Congressional District for the past ten years. Throughout my career, I have worked to promote economic development policies that put people to work and run their family finances,” Stivers, 56, tweeted Monday (April 19).

Stivers said he will leave office from Congress on May 16.

Stivers had been considered a potential candidate to replace outgoing Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.

Stivers served as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) for the first two years of former President Donald Trump’s term, where he was responsible for allocating fundraising as well as helping with the campaign.

Since 2011, Stivers has represented Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, which includes parts of Columbus.

After he leaves office early, a special election may be organized for Ohio’s 15th District. This would be the state’s second special election in 2021. Voters in Ohio’s 11th District will elect a replacement for former Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) in November. Fudge was confirmed as President Biden’s secretary of housing and urban development in March.

Ohio’s 15th District is considered an ironclad Republican district, with Stivers winning re-election by nearly 27 points last year and Trump taking the district by 14 points last year.

It’s not common for incumbents to leave Congress early for lobbying work. One recent example was when then-Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, left Congress early in January 2018 to take the helm of the Ohio Business Roundtable.