Editing Rob Portman (section)

{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Rob Portman
| image               = Rob Portman official portrait.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2018
| state               = [[Ohio]]
| jr/sr               = United States Congressman
| term_start          = January 3, 2011
| term_end            = January 3, 2023
| predecessor         = [[George Voinovich]]
| successor           = [[JD Vance]]
| office1             = Ranking Member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs|Senate Homeland Security Committee]]
| term_start1         = February 3, 2021
| term_end1           = January 3, 2023
| predecessor1        = [[Gary Peters]]
| successor1          = [[Rand Paul]]
| office2             = 35th Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]
| president2          = [[George W. Bush]]
| deputy2             = Steve McMillin
| term_start2         = May 29, 2006
| term_end2           = June 19, 2007
| predecessor2        = [[Joshua Bolten]]
| successor2          = [[Jim Nussle]]
| office3             = 14th [[United States Trade Representative]]
| president3          = George W. Bush
| term_start3         = May 17, 2005
| term_end3           = May 29, 2006
| predecessor3        = [[Robert Zoellick]]
| successor3          = [[Susan Schwab]]
| state4              = [[Ohio]]
| district4           = {{ushr|OH|2|2nd}}
| term_start4         = May 4, 1993
| term_end4           = April 29, 2005
| predecessor4        = [[Bill Gradison]]
| successor4          = [[Jean Schmidt]]
| office5             = [[White House Office#Office of Legislative Affairs|White House Director of Legislative Affairs]]
| president5          = [[George H. W. Bush]]
| term_start5         = September 25, 1989
| term_end5           = April 12, 1991
| predecessor5        = Gordon Wheeler
| successor5          = Stephen Hart
| birth_name          = Robert Jones Portman
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1955|12|19}}
| birth_place         = [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Jane Dudley|1986}}
| children            = 3
| education           = [[Dartmouth College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[University of Michigan]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| website             = 
| signature           = Robert Jones Portman Official Signature.jpg
| module              = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Sen. Rob Portman on his Proposed Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017.ogg|title=Rob Portman's voice|type=speech|description=Portman discusses his proposed Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act of 2017<br/>Recorded February 2, 2017}}
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'''Robert Jones Portman''' (born December 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as a [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[Ohio]] from 2011 to 2023. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Portman was the 35th [[director of the Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB) from 2006 to 2007, the 14th [[United States trade representative]] from 2005 to 2006, and a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from 1993 to 2005, representing [[Ohio's 2nd congressional district|Ohio's 2nd district.]]

In 1993, Portman won a [[special election]] to represent {{ushr|OH|2}} in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He was reelected six times before resigning upon his appointment by President [[George W. Bush]] as the [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|U.S. trade representative]] in May 2005. As trade representative, Portman initiated trade agreements with other countries and pursued claims at the [[World Trade Organization]]. In May 2006, Bush appointed Portman the director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]].

In 2010, Portman announced [[2010 United States Senate election in Ohio|his candidacy]] for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by [[George Voinovich]]. He easily defeated then-[[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Lee Fisher]] and was reelected [[2016 United States Senate election in Ohio|in 2016]], defeating former [[Governor of Ohio|Governor]] [[Ted Strickland]]. On January 25, 2021, he announced that he would not seek a third term [[2022 United States Senate election in Ohio|in 2022]].<ref name = cincinnati>{{cite news|url = https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/25/rob-portman-republican-ohio-senator-wont-run-re-election-2022/6696235002/|title = Ohio's U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election; Republican cites 'partisan gridlock'|work= [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date = January 25, 2021|access-date = January 25, 2021|last1 = Williams|first1 = Jason|last2 = Wartman|first2 = Scott|last3 = Sparling|first3 = Hannah K.}}</ref>

After leaving office in 2023, Portman founded [https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/spia/pcps.html The Portman Center for Policy Solutions] at the [[University of Cincinnati]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=M. B. |date=2023-02-28 |title=Establishment of The Portman Center for Policy Solutions to foster bipartisan dialogue, engagement |url=https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2023/02/establishment-of-the-portman-center-for-policy-solutions-to-foster-bipartisan-dialogue-engagement.html |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=UC News |language=en-us}}</ref> He currently serves as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the Practice of Public Policy at the [[American Enterprise Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sen. Rob Portman Joins the American Enterprise Institute as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the Practice of Public Policy |url=https://www.aei.org/press/sen-rob-portman-joins-the-american-enterprise-institute-as-a-distinguished-visiting-fellow-in-the-practice-of-public-policy%EF%BF%BC/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=American Enterprise Institute - AEI |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, he currently serves as an independent director at [[Procter & Gamble]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11|title=P&G Appoints Sheila Bonini and Rob Portman to Board of Directors
 | url=https://www.pginvestor.com/financial-reporting/press-releases/news-details/2023/PG-Appoints-Sheila-Bonini-and-Rob-Portman-to-Board-of-Directors/default.aspx | website=Proctor & Gamble Investor Relations|language=en-US}}</ref>