When was the Republican politician born who represented the Ohio's 1st congressional district?
Ohio's 1st congressional district Ohio's 1st congressional district is represented by Republican Steve Chabot. This district includes the western four-fifths of Cincinnati, and borders both Kentucky and Indiana.
James Zehner James S. Zehner is a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives. An educator from Yellow Springs, Ohio, Zehner won election to a Republican open seat in 1976, much due to a wealth of resources provided to him by Speaker of the House Vern Riffe. He was sworn into office on January 3, 1977. A top target for Republicans in 1978, Zehner went on to win a second term. Zehner again won reelection in 1980. However, in 1982, his luck ran out when reapportionment made his district even more solidly Republican, and he lost to Bob Doyle.