Robert Ney
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – November 3, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Applegate |
| Succeeded by | Zack Space |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 20th district |
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In office January 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Sam Speck |
| Succeeded by | James E. Carnes |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 99th district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – December 31, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Hays |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cera |
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Robert William Ney July 5, 1954 Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Liz Ney |
| Residence | Heath, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Occupation | transportation administrator |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Robert William "Bob" Ney (born July 5, 1954) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. In 2007, he was convicted on charges of corruption and served a 30-month jail sentence. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned. Ney's resignation took place after he pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal. Before he pleaded guilty, Ney was identified in the guilty pleas of Jack Abramoff, former Tom DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy, former DeLay press secretary Michael Scanlon and former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz for receiving lavish gifts in exchange for political favors.
Ney's best known Congressional work was on the election reform efforts founded in the wake of the confused 2000 voting in Florida, and his support and backing for the "Stand Up For Steel" crusade and resulting laws. From 2001 to 2006, Ney was Chairman of the House Administration Committee. As chair of that committee, he oversaw operations in the Capitol complex and was sometimes known as the "Mayor of Capitol Hill".
Ney was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. The son of a TV cameraman for WTRF-TV, Ney grew up in Bellaire, Ohio, an industrial town across the Ohio River from Wheeling. He graduated in 1972 from St. John's High School in Bellaire. He attended Ohio University Eastern Campus in Belmont County before transferring to Ohio State University in Columbus. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from OSU in 1976.
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