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Rob Portman

Rob Portman
Rob Portman, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
United States Senator
from Ohio
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Serving with Sherrod Brown
Preceded by George Voinovich
35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office
May 29, 2006 – June 19, 2007
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Joshua Bolten
Succeeded by Jim Nussle
14th United States Trade Representative
In office
May 17, 2005 – May 29, 2006
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Robert Zoellick
Succeeded by Susan Schwab
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 2nd district
In office
May 4, 1993 – May 17, 2005
Preceded by Bill Gradison
Succeeded by Jean Schmidt
Personal details
Born Robert Jones Portman
(1955-12-19) December 19, 1955 (age 61)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jane Dudley (m. 1986)
Education Dartmouth College (BA)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (JD)
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Website Senate website

Robert Jones "Rob" Portman (born December 19, 1955) is an American lawyer and the junior United States Senator from Ohio, in office since 2011. Previously he served as a congressman, as the 14th United States Trade Representative, and as the 35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Portman graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan Law School. He worked briefly in the White House during the George H. W. Bush administration before entering the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the eastern half of Greater Cincinnati and neighboring counties along the Ohio River, and serving six consecutive terms. Portman resigned from Congress to serve as U.S. Trade Representative from May 2005 to May 2006. As Trade Representative, Portman is cited for initiating worldwide trade agreements between other countries and the United States, and pursuing claims against China and the European Union at the World Trade Organization. He later served in the George W. Bush administration from May 2006 to June 2007 as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, where he advocated a balanced budget. Portman is married and has three children.


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