Voinovich, G

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George Victor Voinovich, a <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Republican_Party_%28USA%29" title="Republican Party (USA)">Republican</a>, is a former Senator for the state of Ohio, having served 1999 to 2011. He decided not to run for re-election. Republican <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Rob_Portman" title="Rob Portman" class="mw-redirect">Rob Portman</a> won the Senate seat to replace Voinovich.(<a href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/pagecgd109_oh2.gif" class="external text" title="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/pagecgd109_oh2.gif" rel="nofollow">map</a>)<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a>

<h2>Contents</h2>

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<ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Record_and_controversies">1 Record and controversies</a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Iraq_War">1.1 Iraq War</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Environmental_record">1.2 Environmental record</a></li></ul>

</li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Bio">2 Bio</a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Background">2.1 Background</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Cleveland_Mayor_and_Ohio_Governor">2.2 Cleveland Mayor and Ohio Governor</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Congressional_career">2.3 Congressional career</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Positions_and_views">2.4 Positions and views</a></li></ul>

</li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Money_in_politics">3 Money in politics</a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Committees_and_affiliations">4 Committees and affiliations</a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Committees">4.1 Committees</a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress_.282005-2006.29">4.1.1 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</a></li></ul>

</li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Coalitions_and_caucuses">4.2 Coalitions and caucuses</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Boards_and_other_affiliations">4.3 Boards and other affiliations</a></li></ul>

</li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#More_background_data">5 More background data</a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Contact">6 Contact</a></li><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Articles_and_resources">7 Articles and resources</a>

<ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#References">7.1 References</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Resources">7.2 Resources</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Related_SourceWatch_articles">7.3 Related SourceWatch articles</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Articles">7.4 Articles</a></li><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Voinovich#Local_blogs_and_discussion_sites">7.5 Local blogs and discussion sites</a></li></ul>

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</a><h2><a name="Record_and_controversies" id="Record_and_controversies">Record and controversies</a></h2>

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Perhaps the most controversial nominee to the EPA, Donald Schregardus was nominated to serve as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Though not confirmed, Schregardus has still found a <a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/node/nominations.html#schregardus2">place in the administration</a>. As Director of <a href="http://www.epa.state.oh.us/">Ohio EPA</a>

from 1991 to 1998, Schregardus worked under former Ohio governor and

current Sen. George Voinovich (R). Under Schregardus, the state of Ohio

had one of the country's worst environmental records. For instance, from

1996 to 1997, 72 percent of Ohio plants and refineries surveyed had

violations of the Clean Water Act, and 33 percent were in violation of

the Clean Air Act, according to EPA's inspector general. Yet during this

time, Ohio reported only four serious violations of environmental laws

from over 1,700 major industrial plants. Accordingly, a number of

environmental groups have asked EPA to revoke Ohio's authority to

enforce federal environmental laws, and to bring in federal enforcers

instead.

In a Federal Court Decision, an administrative law judge found that

Schregardus had suppressed information about school children exposed to

cancer-causing chemicals in Marion, Ohio, and that he had fabricated

charges against the government environmental specialist in charge of the

investigation.

Several senators, including Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Charles Schumer

(D-NY), blocked Schregardus' nomination in early September. He was

accused of disregarding a federal mandate as the head of Ohio EPA that

called for reduction in emissions of nitrogen oxides from power plants,

and he has opposed the federal government's filing of new source review

clean air lawsuits against Midwestern power plants.

<a href="http://www.epa.gov/region5/"> Region V EPA</a> recently released a review of <a href="http://www.epa.state.oh.us/">Ohio EPA</a>

for an alleged failure to implement several key environmental and

public health laws during Schregardus' tenure at Ohio EPA. EPA's lengthy

investigation concluded that there are multiple flaws in the state's

air pollution program, and found that Ohio's air-pollution program is

understaffed, poorly trained, and ineffective at identifying sources of

pollution.

On Sept. 17, 2001, Schregardus withdrew his candidacy for confirmation

due to the trouble his nomination was facing in the Senate. Many

breathed a sigh of relief for the environment upon Schregardus'

withdrawal. However, he has since been appointed to the newly-created

post of <a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/node/nominations.html#schregardus2">Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Environment for the Navy</a>,

a post which does not require Senate confirmation. The Bush

administration obviously does not care that he was found entirely unfit

to work at EPA to protect the environment, as he was simply handed

another position that did not go through the confirmation process.


<table id="topContrib" class="datadisplay"><tbody><tr class="rowTint"><td>Timken Co </td><td class="number">$111,900</td><td class="number">$86,900</td><td class="number">$25,000</td></tr><tr><td>MBNA Corp </td><td class="number">$111,500</td><td class="number">$96,500</td><td class="number">$15,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Forest City Enterprises </td><td class="number">$100,200</td><td class="number">$100,200</td><td class="number">$0</td></tr><tr><td>National City Corp </td><td class="number">$94,250</td><td class="number">$68,250</td><td class="number">$26,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Calfee, Halter & Griswold </td><td class="number">$81,250</td><td class="number">$66,250</td><td class="number">$15,000</td></tr></tbody></table>
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        <h2>Top 5 Industries, 1998 - 2010</h2>
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<table id="topIndus" class="datadisplay"><thead><tr><th>Industry</th><th>Total</th><th>Indivs</th><th>PACs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="rowTint"><td>Retired</td><td class="number">$1,125,813</td><td class="number">$1,125,813</td><td class="number">$0</td></tr><tr><td>Misc Manufacturing & Distributing</td><td class="number">$1,074,002</td><td class="number">$893,153</td><td class="number">$180,849</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Lawyers/Law Firms</td><td class="number">$1,050,788</td><td class="number">$893,167</td><td class="number">$157,621</td></tr><tr><td>Real Estate</td><td class="number">$775,260</td><td class="number">$733,260</td><td class="number">$42,000</td></tr><tr class="rowTint"><td>Health Professionals</td><td class="number">$589,841</td><td class="number">$480,841</td><td class="number">$109,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

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