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Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt, (born November 29, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from eastern Cincinnati to Portsmouth.
Schmidt is the second female Ohio Republican to be elected to Congress without succeeding her husband and the first woman to represent the Cincinnati area in the House. She won the Ohio 2nd congressional district seat in a special election on August 2, 2005, by 3.5 percentage points over Democrat and Iraq War veteran Paul Hackett, amid national attention to the race because of Hackett's strong views on the war. The margin of her victory led many Democrats to claim a victory for their party, since the district had been reliably Republican ...
In an effort to help private industry create nearly 4,000 jobs in Southern Ohio, Congresswoman Jean Schmidt announced Saturday (Dec. 17) that she is drafting legislation that would allow the U.S. Department of Energy to move forward on its request for a demonstration of the American Centrifuge project.
“This technology is important to the economy of Ohio, our national security, and nonproliferation efforts,” said Congresswoman Schmidt, a Clermont County Republican. “House Speaker John Boehner and I – along with our colleagues from Ohio – are committed to passing ...
Congresswoman Jean Schmidt was endorsed for re-election Thursday night (December 1) by the Brown County Republican Party’s Central Committee, and she also recently won the backing of GOP organizations in nearby counties.“Jean Schmidt has been a friend to Brown County since taking office six years ago,” Brown County Commissioner Rick Eagan said in recommending that she be endorsed by members of the Republican Party’s Central Committee, who gathered December 1 at the Southern Hills Vocational School in Georgetown.“I’m pleased to receive the support of the ...
Congresswoman Jean Schmidt has nominated 33 residents of Ohio's Second Congressional District for acceptance by four of our nation's military academies.
At least one nominee could be accepted by each institution: U.S. Military Academy (Army) at West Point, N.Y.; U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.; and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.
All members of Congress may nominate up to 10 candidates per opening. Academies usually make appointments by March 31.
"They are looking for individuals who are well-rounded – ...