The Rematch in the City of Seven Hills

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The Rematch in the City of Seven Hills

The 1st District of Ohio The Candidates The Campaign The Results

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The 1st District of Ohio

Race/Ethnicity 67.1% White 28.7% Black 1.2% Asian 2.0% Hispanic

Occupation 40.3% Blue Collar

59.7% White Collar

Median Income $43.2k in state $51.4k in U.S.

Partisanship D +1, PVI

’08 Presidential Vote

Obama, +11%

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The Incumbent: Democrat Steve Driehaus

Occupation Education, Public Service

Political Experience

Minority Whip, Ohio House of Representatives, 2005-08

Ohio House of Representatives, 2001-2009

First Elected

• 2008

Committees

• Committee on Financial Services • Committee on Government Reform

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The Challenger: Republican Steve Chabot

Occupation

Attorney

Political Experience

U.S. House of Representatives, 1995-2009

Commissioner, Hamilton county, 1990-1994

City Council, Cincinnati, OH, 1985-90

Table 11.1 Congressional Vote Scores for Dreihaus and Chabot, 1995–2010

Table 11.2 Campaign Finance Data for Ohio’s 1st District, 2002–10

Table 11.3 Receipts and Disbursements by Reporting Period, 2009–10

Table 11.4 Comparison of Election Results for Ohio 1st District, 2008 and 2010

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The Campaign: The Polls

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The Campaign: Driehaus’ “Clear Difference”

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The Campaign: Driehaus’ “Purple Heart”

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The Campaign: Driehaus’ “Moving Forward”

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The Campaign: Driehaus’ “1,000 Jobs”

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The Campaign: Driehaus’ “Words”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Clear Contrast”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Field of Dreams”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “No Room for Us”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Putting America Back to Work”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Driehaus Obscures the Truth on Immigration”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Enough is Enough”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Health Care Sham”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Driehaus Double Talk”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Independent Spirit”

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The Campaign: Chabot’s “Home”

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The Campaign: NRCC’s “Driehaus Skipped Foreclosure Vote to Attend Fundraiser in DC”

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The Campaign: DCCC’s “Chabot Not on Our Side”

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The Results

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