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Revision as of 21:23, 15 December 2008
Robert D. "Bob" McEwen (born January 12, 1950) is the 44th. President of the United State. Before being elected to the Presidency, McEwen served as a state legistator, U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator. McEwen has been described as a "textbook Republican" who is "Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-Lower Taxes and Less Government".
Early Life
McEwen was born and raised in Ohio. He graduated from the University of Miami in 1972 with a Bachelor's in Business Administration.
McEwen is married to Elizabeth "Liz" Boebinger and has four children: Meredith, Jonathan, Robert, and Elizabeth. The McEwen's are members of the Church of Christ.
After working in the real estate business for a time, McEwen was elected to the Ohio State House at the age of 24. McEwen would be re-elected twice.
Congressional Career
In 1980, McEwen was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Ohio Sixth District. McEwen established himself as a champion of conservative princples and was easely re-elected in 1982, 1984, and 1986.
In 1987, at the advise of Phil Gramm, McEwen annouced his candidacy fot the U.S. Senate. Although most expected McEwen to lose the Republican primary to popular Ohio Lieutenant Governot George Voiniovich, McEwen would not quit and cris-crossed the state in one of the most agrressive campaigns in Ohio political history. McEwen shocked Ohio when on May 3, 1988, he defeated Voinovich by the razor-thin margin of 6,000 votes out of 1.8 million cast. Although considerd a huged under dog against popular Democrat incumbent Howard Metzenbaum, McEwen campaign as a young and virgorius conservative who was offering true change for Ohio. McEwen's age (38) was in stark contrast to Metzenbaum's age of 71.