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Bob Ney
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromOhio's18thdistrict
In office
January 3, 1995 – November 3, 2006
Preceded byDoug Applegate
Succeeded byZack Space
Member of theOhio Senate
from the20thdistrict
In office
January 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995
Preceded bySam Speck
Succeeded byJames E. Carnes
Member of theOhio House of Representatives
from the 99th district
In office
January 3, 1981 – December 31, 1982
Preceded byWayne Hays
Succeeded byJack Cera
Personal details
Born
Robert William Ney

(1954-07-05)July 5, 1954(age 70)
Wheeling, West Virginia,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Liz Ney
(divorced)
Children2
EducationOhio University Eastern Campus
Ohio State University(BS)

Robert William Ney(born July 5, 1954) is an American former politician who representedOhio's 18th congressional districtin theU.S. House of Representativesfrom 1995 until his resignation on November 3, 2006, after he pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy andmaking false statementsin relation to theJack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal.Before he pleaded guilty, Ney was identified in the guilty pleas ofJack Abramoff,formerTom DeLaydeputy chief of staffTony Rudy,former DeLay press secretaryMichael Scanlonand former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz for receiving lavish gifts in exchange for political favors.

ARepublican,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 theHouse Administration Committee.As chair of that committee, he oversaw operations in theCapitolcomplex and was sometimes known as the "Mayor ofCapitol Hill".[1]

Early life, education, and early career

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Ney was born inWheeling, West Virginia.The son of a TV cameraman forWTRF-TV,Ney grew up inBellaire, Ohio,an industrial town across theOhio Riverfrom Wheeling. He graduated in 1972 from St. John's High School in Bellaire. He attendedOhio University Eastern CampusinBelmont Countybefore transferring toOhio State UniversityinColumbus.He received aBachelor of Sciencedegree from OSU in 1976.

After college, he worked at theBureau of Motor Vehicles,taught English inIran,served as Bellaire safety director, and worked as the health and education program manager of the Ohio Office of Appalachia.

He has two children from a previous marriage, and no children with his second wife, Elizabeth.

Early political career

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In 1980, at the age of 26, Ney defeated state RepresentativeWayne Hays,a former U.S. representative who had resigned from Congress in 1976 after a sex scandal. Ney served in theOhio House of Representativesfrom 1981 to 1983. He was defeated in his reelection bid in November 1982.

After his defeat, Ney managed a home security company inSaudi Arabia.He was appointed to the Ohio Senate in 1984 to replace former state senatorSam Speck,who resigned the 20th District seat to accept a presidential appointment. Ney won the seat in November 1984 and then re-election in 1988 and 1992.

U.S. House of Representatives

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Elections

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1994

In November 1994, Ney decided to run for Ohio's 18th congressional district after nine-term incumbentDemocratDouglas Applegateannounced his retirement. Ney won the six-candidate Republican primary field with 69% of the vote.[2]The 18th had a considerable Democratic lean, but Ney scored a considerable upset, defeating Democratic State RepresentativeGreg DiDonato54%–46%.[3]

1996

In 1996, he won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic State SenatorRob Burch50%–46%.[4]

1998–2004

He went on to win re-election four more times easily without difficult competition in 1998 (60%), 2000 (64%), 2002 (unopposed), and 2004 (66%).

2006

On January 26, 2006, Ney announced his candidacy for re-election to a seventh term.[5]Even before his indictment, Ney was one of the Republican elected officials whom Democrats highlighted as part of a "culture of corruption"in the 2006 campaign.[6][7][8]

For the first time since 1994, he drew a primary challenger. Republican James Brodbelt Harris, a financial analyst fromZanesville, Ohio,decided to challenge him in 2006. Harris did not campaign, and collected less than $5,000 in campaign contributions. On May 2, 2006, Ney defeated him 68%–32%.[9]On the day of the election, Greg Giroux ofCongressional Quarterlynoted: "I'd be surprised if Harris got more than 20 or 25 percent. That would be a sign that there is a chunk of the Republican base that's disenchanted with the incumbent."[10]Commenting on his situation after the primary, Ney said "I have a healthy campaign account, in contrast to the Democratic Party, which is deeply divided and has a candidate with almost no campaign cash."[11]

Ney's opponent in the November general election was to beZack Space,aDover, Ohiolawyer and hotel developer. As of July 2006, Space was considered to be slightly ahead of Ney, with a large percentage of undecided voters. For the first three months of 2006, Ney blamed legal costs for causing his re-election campaign to spend more than it raised. For the April–June period, it was unusually intense campaigning in his rural district that caused the six-term incumbent to spend $52,675 more than donors gave him in the last three months, he said.[12]

On August 7, 2006, state senatorJoy Padgettannounced that Ney was withdrawing his candidacy in the 2006 election, and that Ney andHouse Majority LeaderJohn Boehnerhad asked her to run in his place.[13]Later that day, Ney confirmed in an interview with thePittsburgh Tribune-Reviewthat he would not run for re-election to a seventh term, but intended to serve out his term until January 2007. About his future plans, Ney said "I have some options in the nongovernment sector."[14]The Washington Post''reported that Boehner met with Ney in early August "to urge him to step aside, reminding him that with a son in college and a daughter nearing college age, he will need money. [...] If he lost his House seat for the party, Boehner is said to have cautioned, Ney could not expect a lucrative career on K Street to pay those tuition bills, along with the hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees piling up."[15]On August 14, 2006, Ney officially withdrew from the race.[16]Because that occurred before August 19 (80 or more days before the election), Ohio Revised Code 3513.312 applied: "the vacancy in the party nomination so created shall be filled by a special election". If Ney had waited until August 20, section 3513.31 of the Ohio Revised Code would have pertained: Ney's replacement in the November general election would be named by a district committee of the Ohio Republican party.

The special election was held on September 14, and was won by State SenatorJoy Padgettwith just under half of the fewer than 1600 votes cast.[17]

It is widely believed that Ney's delay in resigning cost Padgett any chance of keeping the seat in Republican hands, as she was routed by Space 62% to 38%.

Tenure

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Ney's voting record was less fiscally conservative, and more protectionist, than the median amongst Republicans elected in 1994. He did not earn a rating in the 90s from theAmerican Conservative Unionuntil 2004. He was known for bucking his party's leadership on issues important to his mostly blue-collar district, such as championing the needs of the beleaguered steel industry. In 1999, he was a prominent part of the "Stand Up for Steel" campaign, which united the steel industry and steel unions in a fight against low-priced imports. In 2000, he was one of a handful of Republicans who backed an effort to block permanent normal trade status for China. In 2001, Ney was one of three Republicans to vote against theUSA Patriot Act(the other two wereButch OtterofIdahoandRon PaulofTexas). In late 2001, Ney introduced theHelp America Vote Act(HAVA) for election reform.[18]In 2005, he voted againstPresident Bush'sCentral American Free Trade Agreement(CAFTA) and against Republican budget cuts toMedicaidand after-school programs.

Freedom Fries

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Menu from aCongressionalcafeteria featuringfreedom fries.

Ney also gained notoriety when he mandated, as Chairman of the House Administration Committee, that "French fries" be renamed "freedom fries"on House of Representatives food service menus, to indicate displeasure with France's lack of support for the2003 invasion of Iraq.Ney led the effort, along with fellow Republican U.S. CongressmanWalter B. Jones,to change the names of "French fries"and"French toast"to" freedom fries "and" freedom toast ". His committee had authority over House cafeterias. Ney said at a press conference that" this action today is a small, but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure of many onCapitol Hillwith the actions of our so-called ally,France."[19]Ney did not comment about the opposition to the U.S. and British-led invasion and occupation coming from other nations such as Russia and Germany.[20]In July 2006, after Ney had left the committee, the names were changed back; Ney had no comment.[21]

Abramoff scandal timeline

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November 2005

Ney was subpoenaed in the investigation in November 2005. Michael Scanlon pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a member of Congress, identified as Ney, and other public officials. In the agreement, Scanlon admitted to bribing Ney in return for, among other things, the following (described in more detail below):

  • Ney's placing statements in the Congressional Record relating to theSunCruz Casinosscandal;
  • Ney's using his position to attempt to endorse and support a client of Abramoff's as a provider of a wireless telephone infrastructure to the House of Representatives;
  • Ney's agreement to introduce and seek passage of legislation that would lift an existing federal ban against commercial gaming for two different Native American tribes in Texas (clients of Abramoff);
  • Ney's agreement to assist legislation to financially benefit a California tribe.[22]
January 2006

On January 3, 2006, Abramoff pleaded guilty to three felony counts involving charges stemming principally from his lobbying activities in Washington on behalf of Native American tribes.[23]One of the cases of bribery described in the plea agreement detail involves a person identified as "Representative #1". Ney's spokesman confirmed that Ney is Representative #1.[24]

A press release from theDepartment of Justicedescribes the particulars:

Abramoff also admitted that as one means of accomplishing results for their clients, he, Scanlon, and others engaged in a pattern of corruptly providing things of value to public officials, including trips, campaign contributions, and meals and entertainment, with the intent to influence acts by the public officials that would benefit Abramoff and Abramoff’s clients. For example, Abramoff and Scanlon provided things of value to a public official (described as Representative #1) and members of his staff, including, but not limited to, a lavish trip to Scotland to play golf on world-famous courses, tickets to sporting events and other entertainment, regular meals at Abramoff’s upscale restaurant, and campaign contributions for the Representative, his political action committee, his campaign committee, and other political committees on behalf of the Representative. At the same time, and in exchange for these things of value, Scanlon and Abramoff sought and received the Representative’s agreement to perform directly and through others a series of official acts, including but not limited to agreements to support and pass legislation, and agreements to place statements in the Congressional Record.[25]

Ney said in a statement that "At the time I dealt with Jack Abramoff, I obviously did not know, and had no way of knowing, the self-serving and fraudulent nature of Abramoff's activities". Ney spokesman Brian Walsh said that any official actions Ney had taken were based on "the merits and facts of the situation and not because of any improper influence from Jack Abramoff or anybody else".[24]

On January 15, 2006, Ney resigned as chairman of the House Administration Committee. He maintained that he had done nothing wrong, but had been under increasing pressure to stand down since his ties to Abramoff were an increasing embarrassment in light of Republican plans for reforms of lobbying and campaign finance rules. The House Administration Committee has jurisdiction over elections and lobbyists.House SpeakerDennis Hastertreportedly emailed aRoll Callarticle regarding Ney's precarious hold on the gavel to several Capitol beat reporters. Ney's resignation was officially temporary. However, even some of his Republican colleagues expected him to be indicted. Under Republican caucus rules, he would have permanently lost his chairmanship if indicted.

Abramoff's plea agreement also details his practice of hiring former congressional staffers. Abramoff used these persons' influence to lobby their former Congressional employers, in violation of a one-year federal ban on such lobbying.[23][26]Named in the Department of Justice indictment are two Abramoff colleagues, "Staffer A" and "Staffer B", who areTony Rudyand Ney's former chief of staff, Neil Volz (who left Ney's office to work as a lobbyist forBarnes & Thornburg) respectively.[27]

May 2006

On May 8, 2006, Volz pleaded guilty to conspiring to corrupt public officials and violating lobbying rules.Bloomberg Newsdescribed the plea agreement:

In court documents filed as part of Volz's plea agreement, prosecutors said that he and others at Greenberg Traurig offered trips, tickets to sporting events and numerous meals at Abramoff's restaurants to Ney. In 2003, Volz paid for part of a two-night trip to the Sagamore Resort in Lake George, New York, for Ney and members of his staff, prosecutors said.
Ney, for his part, agreed to help Abramoff clients with acts such as inserting language into legislation that would lift a gaming ban hurting one of the tribes, prosecutors said. The court documents also describe conversations in which Volz told Ney what Abramoff wanted him to say in meetings with the tribal client.[28]

On May 18, 2006, theHouse Ethics Committeeannounced an investigation into bribery allegations against Ney.Will Heaton,his chief of staff, was subpoenaed.[29]

June 2006

The federal grand jury issued a subpoena to Matthew D. Parker, Ney's campaign manager.[30]On June 29, 2006, three of Ney's staffers resigned: Brian Walsh, a longtime Ney spokesman; Will Heaton, Ney’s chief of staff; and Chris Otillio, a senior legislative aide. In a statement, Ney said that Congressional staff turnover is high, and that all three departing staff members had worked for him longer than many others stay in similar jobs.[31]

July 2006

John Bennett, a staffer in Ney's district office, received a subpoena.[32]

September 2006

On September 15, 2006, the Justice Department filed Ney's guilty pleas to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to a charge of falsifying financial disclosure forms. Both charges are related to actions taken on behalf of Abramoff's clients in exchange for bribes, as well as separate actions taken on behalf of a foreign businessman in exchange for over $50,000 in gambling sprees at foreign private casinos.[33]In four separate guilty pleas, Jack Abramoff, former DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy, former DeLay press secretaryMichael Scanlonand former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz all said Ney had used his position to grant favors to the Abramoff lobbying team in exchange for gifts, including a free trip to the Super Bowl, Northern Marianas Islands, Scotland, the use of luxury boxes at sporting events, and concerts and meals. Ney is the first member of Congress to admit to criminal charges in the Abramoff investigation, which has focused on the actions of several current and former Republican lawmakers who had been close to the former lobbyist.[34]Ney announced he was entering inpatient treatment for rehabilitation and was entering a guilty plea to federal corruption charges related to the Abramoff scandal. He admitted to making "serious mistakes" and stated that, after helping people for his entire political career, it was he who needed the help now.

October 2006

On October 13, Ney officially pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court JudgeEllen Segal Huvelle.He issued a statement saying that he was "ashamed" that he had to end his career as a public servant in such a fashion.

Ney did not immediately resign from the House, even though under House rules he would not have been able to vote or participate in any committee work during the chamber's "lame duck" session in December. He claimed that he had outstanding work to finish in his congressional office. Also, several officials said that he was in severe financial straits and needed to continue drawing his congressional salary for as long as possible. The four highest-ranking members of the Republican House leadership—Hastert, Boehner,Majority WhipRoy BluntandHouse Republican ConferenceChairwomanDeborah Pryce—issued a joint statement demanding that Ney resign before the lame duck session. If he didn't do so, they said, they would make a resolution to expel him the first order of business at the lame duck session.[35]

On November 3, four days before the general election, Ney submitted his resignation to Hastert.[36]

William Heaton,Chief of Staff for to Rep. Bob Ney also pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commitfraud.[37]admitting to conspiring with Ney,Jack Abramoffand others to accept vacations, meals, tickets, and contributions to Ney's campaign in exchange for Ney benefitting Abramoff's clients.(2006)[38]

SunCruz Casinos Scandal

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Ney is also implicated in the separate Abramoff SunCruz Casinos scandal.[39]The conduct alleged is that Ney twice entered statements into the Congressional Record at Scanlon's request in exchange for a $10,000 contribution.

In March 2000, before a deal for Abramoff and others to purchase SunCruz was closed, Ney entered the following comments into the Congressional Record that were critical of the management of SunCruz: "Mr. Speaker, how SunCruz Casinos andGus Boulisconduct themselves with regard to Florida laws is very unnerving. Florida authorities have repeatedly reprimanded SunCruz Casinos and its owner Gus Boulis for taking illegal bets, not paying their customers properly and had to take steps to prevent SunCruz from conducting operations altogether. "[40][41]It is alleged that this statement was intended to pressure SunCruz to sell to Abramoff on terms favorable to the latter.

The second time was in October 2000. It is alleged that Ney, like other Republicans in the House, was under pressure to raise money for theRepublican National Congressional Committee(RNCC) in October 2000, a month prior to the November elections. In an October 23 e-mail from Abramoff to Scanlon, Abramoff asked "Would 10K for NRCC from Suncruz for Ney help?"[42]Scanlon replied, "Yes, a lot! But would have to give them a definite answer—and they need it this week".[This quote needs a citation]

Indian gambling

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Ney introduced legislation that would allow the Tiguas Indians to reopen their casino after receiving $32,000 in donations to his PAC and campaign from the tribe.

In March 2002, Abramoff e-mailed Marc Schwartz, a consultant for the Tiguas, instructing him to donate to Rep. Ney's campaign. The tribe donated $2,000 to the campaign and $30,000 to Ney's PAC. Scanlon e-mailed Abramoff on March 20, 2002 to tell him that he had signed up Rep. Bob Ney to attach a provision allowing the Tiguas to have gaming rights to the Help Americans Vote Act, which Ney had co-authored: "just met with Ney!!! We're f'ing gold!!!! He's going to do Tigua." (Former Ney Chief of Staff Neil Volz, now an Abramoff employee, made the appeal to Ney's staff while still subject to the one-year lobbying ban).[43]

According to testimony by Tigua representatives, Abramoff set up a lengthy meeting between tribal representatives and Ney in Ney's office in August 2002, as well as a conference call, and Ney assured them he was working to insert language that would reopen their casino into an unrelated election reform bill. Ney's attorney reported that he found a calendar reference indicating that Ney had had a meeting with the "Taqua".[44]

Ultimately, the Tiguas casino language did not become law. Abramoff, Scanlon, and Ney had promised the tribe that the provision would win Senate support from SenatorChristopher Dodd.Dodd said that he never supported the amendment. The Tiguas then claimed they were defrauded—by Abramoff, Scanlon, and Ney.[43]

In November 2004, Ney told Senate investigators that "he was not at all familiar with the Tigua" and could not recall meeting with members of the tribe. Brian Walsh, a spokesman for Ney, said in June 2006 that the congressman's meeting with the committee "was a voluntary meeting—it was not conducted under oath".[44]

License to a telecommunications firm

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Ney, as chairman of the House Administration Committee, approved a 2002 license for an Israeli telecommunications company to install equipment to improve cell phone reception in the Capitol and adjacent House office buildings, equipment that would generate significant revenue for the firm. The company, then Foxcom Wireless, an Israeli start-up telecommunications firm, (which has since moved headquarters from Jerusalem to Vienna, Va., and been renamed MobileAccess Networks) later paid Abramoff $280,000 for lobbying. It also donated $50,000 to Abramoff'sCapital Athletic Foundation,a non-profit organization that Abramoff used to redistribute money for personal and political gain.

A spokesman for Ney claimed that wireless providers had voted for Foxcom in secret ballots, but spokesmen for each of the six wireless companies toldThe Washington Postthey had remained neutral in the selection process. Ney refused to make public a copy of documents relating to the agreement.[45][46]

Involvement in U.S. sanctions on arms sales to Iran

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In the late 1970s, Ney went to Iran to teach English. Since then, he has maintained an active interest in Iranian affairs and was the only member of Congress fluent inPersian.[47]

In January 2006,Newsweekreported that Ney's lawyer confirmed that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed records on an expenses paid February 2003 trip toLondonthat Ney took along with former U.S. lobbyists, Roy Coffee and David DiStefano.[48]The trip was paid for by "Nigel Winfield,a thrice-convicted felon who ran a company inCypruscalled FN Aviation. Winfield was seeking to sell U.S.-made airplane spare parts to the Iranian government—a deal that would have needed special permits because of U.S.sanctionsagainst Tehran ", and that" Ney personally lobbied the then Secretary of StateColin Powellto relax U.S. sanctions on Iran. "[49]

Syrian businessmanFouad al-Zayat,who was responsible for managing the transaction on behalf of theIranian military,was also identified forbribingNey for his lobbying efforts.[50][51][52]

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A filing withFederal Election Commissionin October said that Ney had paid the law firmVinson & Elkins$136,000 from July through September, from campaign funds.[53][54]By early January 2006, the total legal expenses paid by Ney's political campaign committee had risen to $232,381.[12]For the January to March 2006 reporting period, Ney paid an additional $96,000 in legal fees from campaign funds to that law firm; total campaign spending for the period was $250,000.[55]The legal fees are related to an ongoing federal investigation (seebelow.)

Brian Walsh, spokesman for Ney, said in April 2006: "Frankly, it's an unfortunate commentary on the justice system that someone has to spend a lot of money simply to clear their name and set the record straight in what is in this case completely false allegations." He also said that "the congressman is doing everything possible and moving as quickly as possible to put these allegations to rest and clear his name."

In aFederal Elections Commissionfiling showing expenses through the end of June 2006, Ney reported that he had not paid any legal fees since January 5 from campaign funds.Mark Tuohey,the lead lawyer at Vinson & Elkins, said Ney "needs money for his campaign and that's a priority right now. He intends to pay. He'll pay his fees, I have no doubt about that."[12]

In November 2005, it was reported that Ney had set up a legal defense fund for himself in connection with the Abramoff case. Documents filed in the House in January 2006 showed that the Ethics Committee had approved the organization papers for the fund. The fund raised $40,000 between January and March 2006, and nothing between April and June 2006. The fund did not spend any money for Ney's legal expenses.[56][57]Ney's withdrawal from the race (see below) meant that he could use his remaining campaign funds (almost half a million dollars) for his legal defense.[58]

Committee assignments

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Post-congressional life

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Resignation

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On November 3, 2006, facing an impendingexpulsionvote, Ney resigned from the House of Representatives by his letter of resignation to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.[59][60]

Sentencing

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On January 19, 2007, Ney was sentenced to a 30 months in prison, ordered to pay a $6,000 fine[61]and provide 200 hours of community service. On the orders of Judge Ellen Huvalle, Ney reported toFederal Correctional Institution, MorgantowninMorgantown, West Virginiaon March 1, 2007. He shared a space in the prison with formerSurvivorstarRichard Hatch,a Morgantown inmate serving 51 months for failing to pay taxes.[62]

After prison

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He was released on August 15, 2008 after serving 17 months.[63]After his prison term Ney was required to be on probation for two years. The judge also barred Ney, an admitted alcoholic, from drinking during his probation and ordered him to undergo counseling.[64]

In April 2009, Ney started theBob Ney Radio Show,a talk show on West Virginia radio stationWVLY (AM).[65]

In March 2013, Ney released his memoir,Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill.[66][67][68]

Ney served as political analyst for Talk Media News until ceasing operations in 2020.[69]Ney regularly appears remotely on theThom HartmannProgram.[70]

Electoral history

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Ohio's 18th congressional district:Results 1994–2006[71]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
1994 Greg DiDonato 87,926 46% Robert W. Ney 103,115 54%
1996 Robert L. Burch 108,332 46% Robert W. Ney 117,365 50% Margaret Chitti Natural Law 8,146 3%
1998 Robert L. Burch 74,571 40% Robert W. Ney 113,119 60%
2000 Marc D. Guthrie 79,232 34% Robert W. Ney 152,325 64% John R. Bargar, Sr. Libertarian 4,948 2%
2002 (no candidate) Robert W. Ney 125,546 100%
2004 Brian R. Thomas 90,820 34% Robert W. Ney 177,600 66%
2006 Zack T. Space 129,646 62% Joy Padgett* 79,259 38%

*While Ney won the Republican primary in 2006, he withdrew on August 14, 2006 due to his legal problems. Padgett won the special primary that followed.

See also

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Notes

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  2. ^"Our Campaigns - OH District 18 - R Primary Race - May 03, 1994".
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  10. ^Rood, Justin (May 2, 2006)."Ney Primary: Watch the Protest Vote".TPM Muckraker. Archived fromthe originalon May 27, 2006.Retrieved2006-09-25.
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  19. ^Loughlin, Sean (March 12, 2003)."House cafeterias change names for 'French' fries and 'French' toast: Move reflects anger over France's stance on Iraq".CNN.Retrieved2006-09-25.
  20. ^House cafeterias change names for 'French' fries and 'French' toast,CNN,Sean Loughlin, March 12, 2003. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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  30. ^Eaton, Sabrina."Ney aide subpoenaed in lobbying investigation".Cleveland Live. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-12-24.Retrieved2006-06-30.
  31. ^Riskind, Jonathan; Jack Torry; James Nash (June 30, 2006)."Senior aide to Rep. Ney subpoenaed: Three staff members leaving while investigation continues".Columbus Dispatch.Archived fromthe originalon January 21, 2013.Retrieved2006-09-25.
  32. ^"Another Ney aide subpoenaed in probe".St. Petersburg Times.Archived fromthe originalon July 17, 2006.Retrieved2006-07-11.
  33. ^DOJ press release on Ney's pleaArchivedNovember 22, 2006, at theWayback Machine
  34. ^Eaton, Sabrina."Ney to plead to criminal charge".The Plain Dealer.Archived fromthe originalon 2006-09-23.Retrieved2006-09-25.
  35. ^Schmidt, Susan; Grimaldi, James V. (14 October 2006)."Ney Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges".The Washington Post.Retrieved22 February2019.
  36. ^"Scandal-tainted Ohio congressman resigns".CNN.Retrieved2006-11-03.[dead link]
  37. ^Jackie Kucinich; Susan Crabtree (February 27, 2007)."Ney's former chief of staff agrees to plead guilty".[permanent dead link]
  38. ^James V. Grimaldi;Carol D. Leonnig(February 27, 2007)."Former Aide to Ex-Congressman Ney Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case".The Washington Post.p. A06.
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  40. ^Schmidt, Susan; Grimaldi, James V. (2005-05-01)."Untangling a Lobbyist's Stake in a Casino Fleet".Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.Retrieved2022-03-09.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromOhio's 18th congressional district

1995–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of theHouse Administration Committee
2001–2006
Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence(ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative
Succeeded byas Former US Representative