John M. Ashbrook
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district |
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In office January 3, 1961 – April 24, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Robert W. Levering |
| Succeeded by | Jean Spencer Ashbrook |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
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In office 1957–1961 |
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John Milan Ashbrook September 21, 1928 Johnstown, Ohio |
| Died | April 24, 1982 (aged 53) Johnstown, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Spencer Ashbrook |
| Profession | Lawyer, Newspaper Editor |
John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death from peptic ulcer in Johnstown, Ohio in 1982. His father was William A. Ashbrook, a newspaper editor, businessman, and U.S. representative.
After graduating from Harvard University in 1952 and from Ohio State University's law school in 1955, Ashbrook became publisher of his late father's newspaper, the Johnstown Independent. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1956 and served two terms. In 1960 his father's old seat in the U.S. House of Representatives was vacated; Ashbrook ran for and won it.
With William Rusher and F. Clifton White, associates from the Young Republicans in the 1950s, Ashbrook was involved in the start-up of the Draft Goldwater movement in 1961.
In 1966, journalist Drew Pearson reported that Ashbrook was one of a group of Congressman who had received the "Statesman of the Republic" award from Liberty Lobby for his "right-wing activities".
In the 1972 presidential election, Ashbrook ran against incumbent Richard Nixon in some state primaries as an alternative conservative candidate. His slogan "No Left Turns" was illustrated by a mock traffic symbol of a left-turn arrow with a superimposed No symbol. It was meant to symbolize the frustration of some conservatives with Nixon, whom they saw as having abandoned conservative principles and "turned left" on issues such as budget deficits, affirmative action, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, wage and price controls, and most of all, improving relations with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China with his policy of détente.
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