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'''John Gilmore''' was a [[Republican]] [[United States]]  [[Congress]]man from [[Ohio]].  He was first elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1988, after previously serving on the Ohio Senate for 22 years.  On September 5th, 2005, staff members found Gilmore dead at the bottom of a staircase in his Washington home, after he had failed to attend a congressional hearing. <ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/05/congressman.dead/index.html</ref> Fellow Ohio Representative John Boehor stated after Gilmore’s death, “Gilmore was a good friend and a trusted colleague who served his constituents with honor for nearly two decades." <ref> http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/09/congressman-fou.html</ref>.   
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'''John Gilmore'''(1939-2007) was a [[Republican]] [[United States]]  [[Congress]]man from [[Ohio]].  He was first elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1988, after previously serving on the Ohio Senate for 22 years.  On September 5th, 2005, staff members found Gilmore dead at the bottom of a staircase in his Washington home, after he had failed to attend a congressional hearing. <ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/05/congressman.dead/index.html</ref> Fellow Ohio Representative John Boehor stated after Gilmore’s death, “Gilmore was a good friend and a trusted colleague who served his constituents with honor for nearly two decades." <ref> http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/09/congressman-fou.html</ref>.   
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Gimore was born in raised in Ohio and started his political career holding various leadership roles in both the state government and the U.S. House. He is survived by his wife, Karen and five children.  
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Gimore was born in raised in Ohio and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. After serving as a ranking captain in the [[U.S. Air Force]] he ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1986 before he one his seat in the Ohio Senate. He is survived by his wife, Karen and five children.  
    
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