Steve Stivers
R-Ohio, Army
Bio: Raised in Ripley, Ohio, Steve Stivers learned from his mother and father the importance of family, hard work and public service, which have been the values he has carried with him through his life, whether as a student at The Ohio State University, a soldier serving overseas, as a State Senator, or as a Member of Congress.
Stivers is currently serving his third term as a Member of Congress and represents Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, which is made up of 12 counties including: all of Athens, Clinton, Fairfield, Hocking, Madison, Morgan, Perry, Pickaway, and Vinton counties, and parts of: Fayette, Franklin, and Ross counties.
Stivers is serving his third term on the Financial Services Committee, which oversees the banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities industries. Stivers also serves on the Committee on Rules, which is charged with determining which bills reach the House Floor for a vote. He is also the chairman of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House for the Rules Committee.
Prior to running for Congress, Stivers served in the Ohio Senate and before that worked in the private sector for the Ohio Company and Bank One.
Military Bio: A career soldier, Steve Stivers has served over 30 years in the Ohio Army National Guard and holds the rank of Colonel.
He served the United States overseas during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Djibouti where he led 400 soldiers and contractors and is proud that each and every one returned home safely to the United States. Stivers received the Bronze Star for his leadership throughout the deployment.
Legislation:
Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (H.R. 359)
Status: Passed House February 9, 2016, as part of H.R. 3016, the Veterans Employment, Education & Healthcare Improvement Act
Joint Sponsor: Representative Tim Walz (D-MN)
Place of Remembrance Act (H.R. 5735)
Status: Department of Defense agreed to move forward without legislation
Honor Those Who Served Act (H.R. 2018)
Status: Veterans Administration changed rule without legislation on March 2, 2016
Joint Sponsors: Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and Representative Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
HIRE at Home Act (H.R. 4115)
Status: Signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act
Joint Sponsor: Representative Tim Walz
Tricare for Kids Act (H.R. 4341)
Status: Signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act
Joint Sponsors: Representative Susan David (D-CA) and Robert Schilling (R-IL)
Housing Our Military Servicemembers (HOMeS) Act (H.R. 6124)
Status: Introduced on September 22, 2016
Joint Sponsor: Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
Never Again Act (H.R. 6108)
Status: Introduced on September 22, 2016
Sponsor: Representative David Loebsack (D-IA)