John Boehner grew up in a relatively simple lifestyle in Ohio. He was born in 1949 and one of 12 children. He married his wife 35 years ago, and they are still happily married with two children. After graduation from college in 1977 he obtained a position as a salesman in a plastics company. Not long after that he became president of that very same company. He served as his union township and following that became legislator in the 1980's.
According to his biography on his government website “John’s first two terms in the U.S. House were marked by an aggressive campaign to clean up Congress and make it more accountable to the American people. During his freshman year, Boehner and fellow members of the reform-minded “Gang of Seven" took on the House establishment and successfully closed the House Bank, uncovered "dine-and-dash" practices at the House Restaurant, and exposed drug sales and cozy cash-for-stamps deals at the House Post Office. John also adopted a personal “no earmarks” policy upon taking office in 1991, a no-pork policy he maintains to this day.” In 2008 he was elected for his second term, and will become the new house leader in January.
In his speech following the 2010 results, he said “I have spent my whole life chasing the American Dream. Getting all choked up he then realized it was a reality.
He is one of the most important people in the United States coming from an average background in Ohio. Boehner is an example to all people of how a dream can be reached if you have good principals, are honest, and believe you will succeed in the United States.
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