Former Congressman Rob Portman to tour SSCC

Former Second District Congressman Rob Portman, R-Terrace Park, will be touring Southern State Community College's Central Campus in Hillsboro Friday, April 9.

Portman will be discussing workforce developme nt with representatives of the college.

Portman was elected to Congress in 1993, where he represented the diverse seven-county Second District in southwest Ohio. He served for 12 years in Congress, and in seven elections, he never received less than seventy percent of the vote.

During his time in Congress, Portman earned a reputation as a serious leader who focused on results. He was actively involved in the successful welfare reform efforts as a member of the committee that wrote the legislation, and he was a strong supporter of the balanced budget that passed in 1997. Portman gained the respect of both Republican and Democratic colleagues through his successful bipartisan legislative initiatives, including measures he authored to increase retirement savings, reform the IRS and add over 50 new taxpayer rights, curb unfunded mandates, reduce taxes, and expand drug prevention and land conservation efforts.

In 2005, Portman left Congress when he was asked to serve as U.S. Trade Representative, the Cabinet-level official responsible for implementing and enforcing trade policy. In his one year in the job, he was successful in reducing barriers to U.S. exports and increasing enforcement of trade laws to help level the playing field for American farmers, workers and service providers. Under his leadership, American exports increased and the U.S. brought its first successful legal case against China.

Later, Portman was asked to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, another Cabinet-level post. 

Former Second District Congressman Rob Portman, R-Terrace Park, will be touring Southern State Community College's Central Campus in Hillsboro Friday, April 9.

Portman, a candidate for U.S. Senate, will be discussing workforce development with representatives of the college.

Portman was elected to Congress in 1993, where he represented the diverse seven-county Second District in southwest Ohio. He served for 12 years in Congress, and in seven elections, he never received less than seventy percent of the vote.

During his time in Congress, Portman earned a reputation as a serious leader who focused on results. He was actively involved in the successful welfare reform efforts as a member of the committee that wrote the legislation, and he was a strong supporter of the balanced budget that passed in 1997.
Portman gained the respect of both Republican and Democratic colleagues through his successful bipartisan legislative initiatives, including measures he authored to increase retirement savings, reform the IRS and add over 50 new taxpayer rights, curb unfunded mandates, reduce taxes, and expand drug prevention and land conservation efforts.

In 2005, Portman left Congress when he was asked to serve as U.S. Trade Representative, the Cabinet-level official responsible for implementing and enforcing trade policy. In his one year in the job, he was successful in reducing barriers to U.S. exports and increasing enforcement of trade laws to help level the playing field for American farmers, workers and service providers. Under his leadership, American exports increased and the U.S. brought its first successful legal case against China.

Later, Portman was asked to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, another Cabinet-level post.