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George Voinovich

65th Governor of Ohio; 54th Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
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Summary

VOINOVICH, George Victor, a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 15, 1936; B.A. in government, Ohio University 1958; J.D., Ohio State University College of Law 1961; assistant attorney general of Ohio 1963; Ohio state representative 1967-71; lieutenant governor of Ohio 1979; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1979-89; governor of Ohio 1991-1998; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1998; reelected in 2004, and served from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2011; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Ninth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2010.

Biographical

  • Full Name: George Victor Voinovich
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: July 15, 1936
  • Date of Death: June 12, 2016 (age: 79)
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
Family:
Married: Janet Voinovich

Office History

Congressional Offices:
  • U.S. Senate (Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 2, 2011) Retired, Died, June 12, 2016

    Member, U.S. Senator for Ohio

Election Results

  • 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)
    U.S. Senate Seat for Ohio (Class 3)
    George Victor Voinovich, 63.85%
    Republican
    Eric David Fingerhut, 36.15%
    Democrat
  • 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)
    U.S. Senate Seat for Ohio (Class 3)
    George Victor Voinovich, 56.46%
    Republican
    Mary O. Boyle, 43.53%
    Democrat
  • 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)
    U.S. Senate Seat for Ohio (Class 1)
    Howard Morton Metzenbaum, 56.97%
    Democrat
    George Victor Voinovich, 43.02%
    Republican

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

  • 5/31/2000: Transportation within Slovenia via helicopter to participate in official fact-finding events from Slovenia
  • 8/19/2002-8/25/2002: Transportation within the Republic of China, including lodging and meals from China
  • 1/7/2002-1/12/2002: Transportation within Brussels, Belgium via ground transportation, lodging and some meals from Atlantic Council
  • 6/2/2001: Transportation within Poland, Warsaw to Lublin, and return from Poland

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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $74,541.38
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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