Cliff Rosenberger
{{Short description|American politician (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Cliff Rosenberger
| image = Cliff Rosenberger (City Club of Cleveland) (cropped).jpg
| office = 102nd Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
| term_start = January 5, 2015
| term_end = April 12, 2018
| predecessor = William Batchelder
| successor = Kirk Schuring (Acting)
| state_house1 = Ohio
| district1 = 91st
| term_start1 = January 3, 2011
| term_end1 = April 12, 2018
| predecessor1 = David Daniels
| successor1 = Shane Wilkin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|23}}
| birth_place = Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| education = Wright State University (BA)
}}
Cliff Rosenberger (born April 23, 1981) is a former American politician who was a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the 91st District from 2011 until 2018. He was Speaker of the House from 2015 until 2018. It was announced that Kirk Schuring would take over as the interim speaker. Rosenberger represented a large southern Ohio district that includes Wilmington, Hillsboro and Waverly.
On April 10, 2018, he announced he would resign effective May 1, 2018 amid an FBI investigation of his "lavish lifestyle" and "relationships with lobbyists and donors."{{cite news|work= The Cincinnati Enquirer |url= https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/10/ohio-speaker-resigns-cliff-rosenberger-fbi/505458002/?from=new-cookie |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180411040837/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/10/ohio-speaker-resigns-cliff-rosenberger-fbi/505458002/?from=new-cookie |archive-date=April 11, 2018 |url-status=live |title=Amid FBI investigation, Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger resigns |date=April 10, 2018 | first=Chrissie |last=Thompson |first2=Jessie |last2=Balmert |accessdate=April 11, 2018}} On April 12, 2018, Rosenberger announced he was immediately resigning.{{cite news|last1=Pelzer|first1=Jeremy|title=Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger moves up departure, resigns immediately|work=cleveland.com|url=http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2018/04/ohio_house_speaker_cliff_rosen_4.html|date=April 12, 2018|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}
Life and career
His mother is South Korean, his father having met her while stationed in South Korea. Following high school, Rosenberger enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he served with the Air National Guard. During his service, he also worked in the White House. In his civilian work, he has been a political events coordinator for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, as well as a special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.{{cite news |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/from-wright-state-house-speaker/0lbSWz3xmN03sHRkvM9BZP/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083906/https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/from-wright-state-house-speaker/0lbSWz3xmN03sHRkvM9BZP/ |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |url-status=live |title=From Wright State to House Speaker |work=Dayton Daily News |location=Dayton, Ohio |date=November 25, 2014 |accessdate=November 26, 2014 |first=Laura A. |last=Bischoff }}
Rosenberger resides in Clarksville, Ohio.
Ohio House of Representatives
In 2010, Representative David T. Daniels was term limited and unable to run for another term in the Ohio House of Representatives. Rosenberger opted to replace him, and was elected in the 2010 general election with 59.46% of the vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/2010-elections-results/ohio-house-of-representatives-november-2-2010/|website=Ohio Secretary of State|title=Ohio House of Representatives: November 2, 2010|accessdate=April 11, 2018}}
Rosenberger was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2011. Prior to being selected Speaker, he served on the committees of Economic and Small Business Development; Finance and Appropriations and its Higher Education Subcommittee (as Chair); Public Utilities; and Veterans Affairs. In 2012, Rosenberger was elected to a second term with 61.76% of the vote over Democrat Peter Pence.
As a member of the Ohio Controlling Board, Rosenberger opposed an item that would fund Medicaid expansion in the state. He was replaced on the board for the item to pass through, at the direction of Governor John Kasich.{{cite news |url=http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/local/in-depth/2015/01/10/medicaid-taxes-dominate-ohio/21511877/ |title=Medicaid, taxes to dominate 2015 in Ohio |work=Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum |location=Bucyrus, Ohio |date=January 11, 2015 |accessdate=January 11, 2015 |first=Jessie |last=Balmert }} He has also been critical of President Barack Obama's plan to offer free tuition for community college students for two years.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/01/09/ohio-house-speaker-criticizes-obamas-plan-for.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112234831/https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/01/09/ohio-house-speaker-criticizes-obamas-plan-for.html |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |url-status=live |title=Ohio House speaker criticizes Obama's plan for free community college |work=Cincinnati Business Courier |date=January 11, 2015 |accessdate=January 11, 2015 |first=Chris |last=Wetterich}}
Rosenberger was unopposed for a third term in 2014. For the 131st Ohio General Assembly, Rosenberger has been named Speaker of the House. He is believed to be the youngest person to ever hold that role. Rosenberger presided over the largest Republican majority in nearly fifty years. In his inaugural address, he stated that government should stay out of people’s lives, adding “We are not the creator of jobs, but only the means to help foster them."{{cite news |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/01/11/general-assembly-faces-big-questions.html |title=Ohio General Assembly faces big questions |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=January 11, 2015 |accessdate=January 11, 2015 |first=Jim |last=Siegel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113213209/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/01/11/general-assembly-faces-big-questions.html |archive-date=January 13, 2015 |url-status=dead}}
On April 10, 2018 Rosenberger announced his resignation from office as the Ohio House Speaker. Rosenberger was the first Ohio House speaker to resign in more than 50 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/the-fast-and-furious-fall-ohio-house-speaker-cliff-rosenberger/QXZ8NkzAJdNVJxDFWzfnGO/|title=The fast and furious fall of Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger|first=Laura A.|last=Bischoff|work=Dayton Daily News|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032131/https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/the-fast-and-furious-fall-ohio-house-speaker-cliff-rosenberger/QXZ8NkzAJdNVJxDFWzfnGO/|archive-date=April 18, 2018|url-status=live}} The resignation follows reports of FBI inquiries into Public Corruption.
Issues
Rosenberger supports the right to bear firearms. He received an "A" rating and endorsement from the NRA Political Victory Fund,{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Grades {{!}} Ohio |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/ohio/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104224514/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/ohio/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}} along with an endorsement for his re-election from the Buckeye Firearms Association.{{Cite web|url=http://cliffrosenberger.com/issues/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083720/http://cliffrosenberger.com/issues/|archive-date=October 20, 2017|title=Issues |publisher=State Representative Cliff Rosenberger |access-date=October 19, 2017}}
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|title=Representative Clifford A. Rosenberger (R) - District 91|url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/clifford-a-rosenberger|website=The Ohio House of Representatives|accessdate=April 11, 2018}} official site
- {{cite web|title=Speaker Of The House Welcome|url=http://www.ohiohouse.gov/members/speaker-of-the-house-welcome|website=The Ohio House of Representatives|accessdate=April 11, 2018}} official site
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{{s-bef|before=William Batchelder}}
{{s-ttl|title=Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives|years=2015–2018}}
{{s-aft|after=Kirk Schuring
Acting}}
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Category:American politicians of Korean descent
Category:Asian-American state legislators in Ohio
Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
Category:People from Clinton County, Ohio
Category:People from Wilmington, Ohio
Category:Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives