William McHenry Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) Name: William (Will) Croft State and Seat: Ohio - 3 Political Party: Republican Avatar: Ryan Gosling Major Caucus: Freedom Caucus Date of Birth: November 13, 1978 (age 38 - 20 points) Place of Birth: North Canton, Ohio Current Place of Residence: Youngstown, Ohio Family/Background/Education Age: 38 years old Sexuality: Openly Gay (40 points) Husband: Jake Ireland Children: Two, ages 10 and 8 Ethnicity: White Religion: Catholic Education: Bachelors of Science in Agriculture, Ohio State University Professional Background: - Following college, Croft worked on his family's farm in North Canton, Ohio - Following his parents' retirement, Croft took over the farm, expanded it across central Ohio (Blue Collar Management - 15 points) Political Background: - While living in North Canton, Croft became increasingly involved in the Jackson County Republican Party, eventually becoming a more vocal member and activist - In 2010, during the height of the Tea Party Movement, Croft was selected as the Republican nominee for Ohio's 6th Congressional District, a seat he successfully won - Since his election, he served three terms in the House of Representatives (6 points, not including current term) - At the beginning of his third term, Croft became the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare (2 points) - Following the announcement that Ohio Senator Rob Portman would not be seeking another term, Mr. Croft announced his candidacy for the seat. After a heated primary content, Croft emerged as the Republican nominee for the Senate seat, besting Democrat Ted Strickland to become the junior Senator from Ohio - While serving his third term, Croft wrote a book of essays entitled, "Our Forgotten Founding - Returning to the Principles that Make America Great" (10 points) Voting History - American Taxpayer Relief Act (Vote: No) - VAWA Reauthorization (Vote: No) - Bipartisan Budget Act (Vote: No) Edited March 26 by William McHenry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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William McHenry Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Thanks so much, guys! Excited to be getting back into the game at such an exciting time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DMH Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Approved! for electoral consistency, you can note that the Democratic nominee IG in 2016 was Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman as Strickland was defeated in the primary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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