Steve Austria
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| Steve Austria | |
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Member of the Ohio State Senate
from the 10th district |
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| In office 2001 - |
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| Preceded by | Merle Grace Kerns |
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| Political party | Republican |
Steven "Steve" Austria is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 10th District since 2001. Previously he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1998 until 2000.
In 2004, Austria easily won re-election to the Senate by defeating his Democratic challenger Charlie Hart, a Springfield, Ohio-area farmer. Austria is the Republican nominee for the US House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th congressional district to replace retiring Congressman Dave Hobson. He is facing a formidable opponent in Sharen Neuhardt, who managed to outraise Austria in the 1st quarter of the 2008 finance period.
[edit] Personal life
Steven Austria was born in Cincinnati and grew up in Xenia, Ohio, the eldest of nine children.
He has lived in Beavercreek for more than 20 years with his wife Eileen, and their three sons Brian, Kevin and Eric.
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