Congressman Steve Driehaus was elected to the United States House of Representatives on November 4, 2008. He will be sworn in on January 6, 2009 for his first term as the Representative of Ohio’s first district. In this capacity as Congressman, Steve will continue to work to improve an aging district infrastructure, bring sensible ideas to the country’s mortgage crisis and vote to defend this great nation from those who might threaten to do it harm.

Steve began his political career when he was first elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in November 2000. He was chosen by his peers to serve as House Minority Whip in 2003 and took a leadership role on issues such as election law and redistricting reform.

A fiscal conservative, Congressman Driehaus was the sponsor of legislation that would force a review of the billions of dollars that Ohio foregoes in "tax expenditures." He served on the Finance and Appropriations, Insurance, Public Utilities and State Government and Elections committees in the State House. In addition, Steve served on the Governor’s Foreclosure Prevention Task Force and the Clean Ohio Council.Representative Driehaus was named legislative “Rookie of the Year” by the Cincinnati Enquirer during his first term, and was named “Legislator of the Year” by both the Ohio Association of Elections Officials and the ARC of Ohio in 2007.

Congressman Driehaus is a 1984 graduate of Elder High School in Cincinnati, and earned a degree in political science from Miami University. He holds a masters degree in public affairs from Indiana University and later served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, where he worked with village groups and local schools to promote sustainable environmental practices.

Steve directed the Community Building Institute, a collaborative effort of Xavier University and the United Way and Community Chest that promotes citizen-led, asset-based community development.

Steve, his wife, Lucienne, their two daughters Alex and Clare, and son Jack, live in Cincinnati.