David Joyce (politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Steve LaTourette |
| 39th Prosecutor of Geauga County, Ohio | |
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In office January 5, 1988 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Craig Albert |
| Succeeded by | Jim Flaiz |
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David Patrick Joyce March 17, 1957 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Joyce (1990–) |
| Residence | Russell Township |
| Alma mater | University of Dayton |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Representative David Joyce |
David Patrick "Dave" Joyce (born March 17, 1957) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Ohio's 14th congressional district since 2013. An attorney, Joyce was previously the Prosecutor of Geauga County, Ohio. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Dave Joyce was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a devout Irish Catholic family. His father was a coal salesman. In high school, he played football, and considered joining the priesthood. In 1975, Joyce enrolled at the University of Dayton, a Catholic university in Dayton, Ohio, from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979, and later a Juris Doctor.
In 1989, Joyce worked with Lake County Prosecutor Steven C. LaTourette to charge serial murderer and Cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren with the Kirtland cult killings. In 2005, Joyce earned the Family Friendly Workplace Award from the Ohio State Women’s Bar Association.
In July 2012, U.S. Congressman Steve LaTourette of Ohio's 14th congressional district announced that he would be retiring in 2012, rather than seek re-election. Joyce was appointed as the replacement nominee on the Republican ticket.
Joyce ran in the November general election against perennial Democratic Party candidate Dale Virgil Blanchard, Libertarian David Macko and Green Party candidate Elaine Mastromatteo. Joyce won the election with 54% of the vote.
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