Rob Portman
| Rob Portman | |||
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| U.S. Senator from Ohio From: January 5, 2011 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | George Voinovich | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Representative from Ohio's 2nd Congressional District From: May 4, 1993 – May 17, 2005 | |||
| Predecessor | Bill Gradison | ||
| Successor | Jean Schmidt | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Jane Portman | ||
| Religion | Methodist | ||
Robert Jones "Rob" Portman (born December 19, 1955) is a Pro-life Republican Party politician and junior United States Senator from Ohio. Previously he served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio's second congressional district (1993-2005), United States Trade Representative (2005-2006), and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2006-2007). He was elected to the United States Senate in 2010 by defeating Democrat Lee Fisher.
Portman is playing the role of Mitt Romney's debating partner in Romney's preparations for the 2012 presidential debates.
Originally a co-sponsor of The Defense Of Marriage Act, in 2013 Portman came out as a supporter of Gay Marriage in an op-ed for the Columbus Dispatch, citing his son, who had came out as gay in 2011, as the reason for his chnage of heart.[1]
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