Editing Rob Portman (section)

==United States Senator: 2011–2023==
[[Image:Ohio US Senate Election Results by County, 2010.svg|thumb|215px|left|Map detailing the [[List of counties in Ohio|Ohio counties]] that Portman received [[Plurality (voting)|pluralities]] within (shown in red) during the [[United States Senate election in Ohio, 2010|2010 U.S. Senate election]]]]
[[Image:Ohio US Senate Election Results by County, 2016.svg|thumb|215px|left|Map detailing the [[List of counties in Ohio|Ohio counties]] that Portman received [[Plurality (voting)|pluralities]] within (shown in red) during the [[United States Senate election in Ohio, 2016|2016 U.S. Senate election]]]]

===Elections===

==== 2010 ====
{{See also|2010 United States Senate election in Ohio}}
On January 14, 2009, two days after [[George Voinovich]] announced he would not be running for re-election, Portman publicly declared his candidacy for the open [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] seat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rulon |first1=Malia |last2=Whitaker |first2=Carrie |title=Portman makes it official |url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090114/NEWS0108/901140316/1055/NEWS |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=January 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111065327/http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090114/NEWS0108/901140316/1055/NEWS |archive-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hallett|title=Portman enters Senate race &#124; Columbus Dispatch Politics|first=Joe|url=http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/01/14/copy/portman.html?sid=101|publisher=Dispatchpolitics.com|date=January 14, 2009|access-date=August 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124131024/http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/01/14/copy/portman.html?sid=101|archive-date=November 24, 2010}}</ref> Running unopposed in the [[United States Republican Party|Republican primary]], Portman benefitted substantially from [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] support, and by July 2010 had raised more campaign funds than [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Lee Fisher]] by a 9 to 1 margin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/230830/could-rob-portman-have-9-1-cash-advantage-ohios-senate-race|title=Could Rob Portman Have a 9-to-1 Cash Advantage in Ohio's Senate Race?|last=Geraghty|first=Jim|date=August 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720115633/http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/230830/could-rob-portman-have-9-1-cash-advantage-ohios-senate-race|archive-date=July 20, 2012|work=[[National Review]]}}</ref> Portman campaigned on the issue of jobs and job growth.<ref name="BloombergBusinessweek">{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_45/b4202029083519.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101225543/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_45/b4202029083519.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2010|title=Rob Portman's Business Ties Don't Bother Ohio|publisher=BloombergBusinessweek|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref>

Of all candidates for public office in the US, Portman was the top recipient of corporate money from insurance industries and commercial banks in [[2010 United States elections|2010]].<ref name="BloombergBusinessweek" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjGdIhSWI7U| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/hjGdIhSWI7U| archive-date=November 18, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Rachel Maddow examines Dan Coates & Rob Portman's 'Tea Party' cred|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|date=November 3, 2010|access-date=November 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Portman possessed the most campaign funds of any [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] during [[2010 United States elections|2010]], at $5.1 million, raising $1.3 million in his third quarter of fundraising.<ref name="politico">Kraushaar, Josh. [https://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28395.html Cha-ching! Campaign cash tops and flops], ''Politico'', October 16, 2009</ref>

Portman won the election by a margin of 57 to 39 percent, winning 82 of [[List of counties in Ohio|Ohio's 88 counties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portman.senate.gov/about.cfm|title=Senator Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio – Official Page|publisher=portman.senate.gov|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203092714/http://portman.senate.gov/about.cfm|archive-date=February 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2010 campaign advertisement, Portman said a "[ [[cap-and-trade]] bill] could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs we cannot afford to lose;" subsequently, ''The Cleveland Plain Dealer'' and PolitiFact called Portman's claim "barely true" with the most pessimistic estimates.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2010/aug/02/rob-portman/portman-uses-outdated-context-claim-cap-and-trade-/|title=Portman uses outdated context to claim cap-and-trade could cost 100,000 Ohio jobs|newspaper=The Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=July 6, 2010|access-date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

==== 2016 ====
{{See also|2016 United States Senate election in Ohio}}
The 2016 re-election campaign posed several special challenges to Portman and his team—it would be run in heavily targeted Ohio, it would occur in a presidential year when Democratic turnout was expected to peak, and both parties would bombard Ohio voters with tens of millions of dollars in TV, cable and digital ads for the national, senatorial and downticket contests. For his campaign manager, Portman chose [[Corry Bliss]], who had just run the successful re-election of Sen. [[Pat Roberts]] in Kansas. Portman and Bliss chose to run what ''Time'' magazine called "a hyperlocal campaign without betting on the nominee's coattails."<ref>Elliott, Philip and Newton-Small, Jay, ''Time'', April 13, 2016, "Why Republicans Are Looking Farther Down the Ballot," accessed thru {{cite web| url = https://time.com/4292904/downballot-republicans-senate-house/| title = 2016 Elections: Republicans Look Down Ballot| date = April 14, 2016}}</ref>

As Real Clear Politics noted, Portman faced "the thorny challenge of keeping distance from Trump in a state Trump [was] poised to win. Portman, in the year of the outsider, [was] even more of an insider than Clinton ... Yet he [ran] a local campaign focused on issues like human trafficking and opioid addiction, and secured the endorsement of the Teamsters as well as other unions" (despite being a mostly conservative Republican).<ref>''Real Clear Politics'', November 6, 2016, "Things we know at a moment of uncertainty," accessed thru {{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/11/06/things_we_know_at_a_moment_of_uncertainty_132265.html| title = Things We Know at a Moment of Uncertainty {{!}} RealClearPolitics}}</ref>

Polls showed the race even (or Portman slightly behind) as of June 2016; afterwards, Portman led Democratic ex-Gov. [[Ted Strickland]] in every public survey through Election Day. The final result was 58.0% to 37.2%, nearly a 21-point margin for Portman.

[[Chris Cillizza]] of ''The Washington Post'' argued that the context of Ohio's result had wider implications. "There are a lot of reasons Republicans held the Senate this fall. But Portman's candidacy in Ohio is the most important one. Portman took a seemingly competitive race in a swing state and put it out of reach by Labor Day, allowing money that was ticketed for his state to be in other races, such as North Carolina and Missouri ..."<ref name="best">{{cite news |last1=Cillizza |first1=Chris |author-link1=Chris Cillizza |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 21, 2016 |title=The best candidate of 2016 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/21/the-best-candidate-of-2016/ |language=en}}</ref>

''The Washington Post'' said "Portman took the crown for best campaign",<ref name="best" /> while ''Real Clear Politics'' said, "Sen. Rob Portman ran the campaign of the year.".<ref>Real Clear Politics, {{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/11/06/things_we_know_at_a_moment_of_uncertainty_132265.html| title = Things We Know at a Moment of Uncertainty {{!}} RealClearPolitics}}</ref> Portman himself was generous in praising his campaign manager: "With an emphasis on utilizing data, grassroots, and technology, Corry led our campaign from behind in the polls to a 21-point victory. He's one of the best strategists in the country."<ref>Altimari, Daniela, ''Hartford Courant'', December 21, 2016, "Bliss a Big Winner of 2016 Cycle," accessed thru {{cite web| url = http://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-bliss-a-big-winner-of-2016-cycle-20161221-story.html| title = Bliss a Big Winner of 2016 Cycle - Hartford Courant| date = December 21, 2016}}</ref>

===Tenure===
[[File:Rob Portman, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|thumb|right|Portman's portrait during the<br> [[112th United States Congress|112th Congress]]]]
[[Image:Neil Armstrong family memorial service (201208310013HQ).jpg|thumb|right|Portman speaks at the memorial of [[Neil Armstrong]], 2012.]]

In the 112th Congress, Portman voted with his party 90% of the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/P000449|title=Rob Portman (R)|access-date=August 8, 2012|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|work=The U.S. Congress Votes Database}}</ref> However, in the [[114th United States Congress]], Portman was ranked as the third most bipartisan member of the U.S. Senate by the Bipartisan Index, a metric created jointly by [[Richard Lugar#The Lugar Center|The Lugar Center]] and the [[McCourt School of Public Policy]] to reflect [[United States Congress|congressional]] bipartisanship.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.thelugarcenter.org/assets/htmldocuments/The%20Lugar%20Center%20-%20McCourt%20School%20Bipartisan%20Index%20114th%20Congress%20House%20Scores.pdf|title=The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index|publisher=[[Richard Lugar#The Lugar Center|The Lugar Center]]|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> During the first session of the [[115th United States Congress|115th Congress]], Portman's bipartisanship score improved further, propelling him to second in the Senate rankings (only Senator [[Susan Collins]] scoring higher),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelugarcenter.org/assets/htmldocuments/Senate%20Scores%20115th%20Congress%20First%20Session.pdf|publisher=The Lugar Center|title=The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2018|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/04/25/who-most-bipartisan-congress-ohio-sen-rob-portman-near-top-report-shows/549837002/|title=Who is the most bipartisan in Congress? Ohio Sen. Rob Portman near the top, report shows|publisher=Cincinnati.com|date=April 25, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2018|location=Cincinnati, Ohio}}</ref> Portman's intellectual leadership among the [[Republican Conference of the United States Senate|Senate G.O.P.]], and his fundraising capabilities,<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/05/23/portman-popular-big-donors-shows/27798783/|title=Do you have Rob Portman's cell? These donors do.|newspaper= The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> led to his being named the Vice Chairman for Finance of the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]] for the [[2014 United States Senate elections|2014 election cycle]].<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.nrsc.org/About|title=National Republican Senatorial Committee Leadership|publisher=NRSC|date=March 2014|access-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322224909/http://www.nrsc.org/About|archive-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead}}
</ref>  In March 2013, Portman was one of several Republican senators invited to have dinner with President Obama at [[The Jefferson|The Jefferson Hotel]] in an attempt by the administration to court perceived moderate members of the upper chamber for building consensual motivation in Congress; however, Portman did not attend and instead had dinner with an unnamed Democratic senator.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/07/portman-missed-obama-dinner-met-with-dem-senator-instead/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410171105/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2013/03/07/portman-missed-obama-dinner-met-with-dem-senator-instead/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2013|title=Portman missed Obama dinner, met with Dem senator instead|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

Portman delivered the eulogy at the August 2012 funeral of [[Neil Armstrong]],<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/08/sen_rob_portman_to_deliver_eul.html "Sen. Portman to deliver eulogy at Neil Armstrong funeral."] www.cleveland.com, August 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.</ref> and the [[commencement address]] at the [[University of Cincinnati]]'s December 2012 [[graduation ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=17026|title= December Commencement Ceremony at the University of Cincinnati|publisher=University of Cincinnati|date=December 15, 2012|access-date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

In August 2011, Portman was selected by [[Minority Leader of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] [[Mitch McConnell]] to participate in the [[United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ifill|first=Gwen|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/sens-toomey-portman-named-to-super-committee-20110810|title=Sens. Toomey, Portman Named to Super Committee|work=NationalJournal.com|date=August 10, 2011|access-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406062407/http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/sens-toomey-portman-named-to-super-committee-20110810|archive-date=April 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the committee's work, Portman developed strong relationships with the other members, especially [[John Kerry|Sen. John Kerry]] and [[Chris Van Hollen|Rep. Chris Van Hollen]].<ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news |url= http://bigstory.ap.org/article/spotlight-ohios-low-profile-portman |title=Spotlight is on Ohio's Low-Profile Portman |agency=Associated Press |date=June 21, 2012 |access-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref> The committee was ultimately unsuccessful, with Portman left disappointed, saying "I am very sad about this process not succeeding because it was a unique opportunity to both address the fiscal crisis and give the economy a shot in the arm."<ref>{{cite news|last=Torry|first=Jack|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2011/11/27/golden-opportunity-wasted-when-supercommittee-failed.html|title=Golden Opportunity Wasted When Supercommittee Failed|newspaper=Columbus Dispatch|date=November 27, 2011|access-date=May 8, 2012}}</ref>

Portman spoke at the May 7, 2011 [[Michigan Law School]] commencement ceremonies, which was the subject of criticism by some who opposed his stance on [[same-sex marriage]].<ref name="tolblade">{{cite news|last=Troy|first=Tom|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2011/04/21/Portman-pick-draws-fire-at-UM-law-school.html|title=Portman pick draws fire at UM law school|newspaper=The Toledo Blade|date=April 21, 2011|access-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref>  He and his wife walked in the 50th anniversary march over the [[Edmund Pettus Bridge]] commemorating [[Bloody Sunday (1965)|Bloody Sunday]] and the [[March on Selma]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=8a31e69f-4f73-4f07-8a04-8bddea5dac60|title=Portman Statement on Attending the Selma 50th Anniversary
|publisher=portman.senate.gov|date=March 7, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref>

On January 25, 2021, Portman announced that he would not run for a third term in [[2022 United States Senate election in Ohio|2022]].<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/rob-portman-wont-seek-reelection-462146|title = Rob Portman won't seek reelection|last = Everett|first = Burgess|date = January 25, 2021|access-date = January 25, 2021|work= [[Politico]]}}</ref> In a statement, he said he looked forward to "focus[ing] all my energy on legislation and the challenges our country faces rather than on fundraising and campaigning." He added, "I have consistently been named one of the most bipartisan senators. I am proud of that and I will continue to reach out to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to find common ground. Eighty-two of my bills were signed into law by President Trump, and 68 were signed into law by President Obama." Of why he chose not to seek another term, he said, "I don't think any Senate office has been more successful in getting things done, but honestly, it has gotten harder and harder to break through the partisan gridlock and make progress on substantive policy, and that has contributed to my decision."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kadar|first=Dan|title=Rob Portman: Read Ohio Senator's statement on why he's not running again|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/01/25/rob-portman-statement-reelection-2022/6699962002/|access-date=January 29, 2021|website=The Enquirer|language=en-US}}</ref>

'''Committee assignments<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/committee-assignments|title=Committee Assignments - About Rob - Rob Portman|website=www.portman.senate.gov|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-date=June 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610172922/https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/committee-assignments|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''
* '''[[United States Senate Committee on Finance]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/about/membership|title=Membership {{!}} The United States Senate Committee on Finance|website=www.finance.senate.gov|language=en|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>
**[[United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care|Subcommittee on Health Care]]
**[[United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight|Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight]] (Ranking Member)
**[[United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy|Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy]]
* '''[[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/subcommittees|title=Subcommittees - U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources|website=www.energy.senate.gov|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref>
** [[United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy|Subcommittee on Energy]]
** [[United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks|Subcommittee on National Parks]]
** [[United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power|Subcommittee on Water and Power]]
* '''[[United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/about|title=About the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs {{!}} Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee|website=www.hsgac.senate.gov|language=en|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>
**[[Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations]] (Ranking Member)
** [[United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management|Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management]]
* '''[[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/about/membership|title=Committee Membership {{!}} United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|website=www.foreign.senate.gov|language=en|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>
**[[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation|Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation]]
** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism|Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counter-Terrorism]]
** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development|Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development]]
** [[United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy|Subcommittee on Multilateral Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Monetary Policy]]
'''Caucus memberships'''

Portman belonged to the following caucuses in the United States Senate:
* Congressional Serbian American Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2011/6/portman-joins-congressional-serbian-american-caucus|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110708041936/http://portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2011/6/portman-joins-congressional-serbian-american-caucus|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2011|title=Portman Joins Congressional Serbian American Caucus|date=June 7, 2012|work=Press Release|publisher=Senator Rob Portman|access-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref>
* [[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus|International Conservation Caucus]] (Co-chair)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iccfoundation.us/download.php?file=ICC%20Senate%20Membership%20List.pdf|title=U.S. Senate ICC member list|date=June 28, 2012|work=U.S. Congressional ICC|publisher=International Conservation Caucus Foundation|access-date=July 8, 2012|archive-date=March 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325174016/http://iccfoundation.us/download.php?file=ICC%20Senate%20Membership%20List.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Sportsmen's Caucus<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmenslink.org/Sportsmens-Caucus/CongressionalSportsmen%27sCaucus|title=Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus|publisher=Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation|access-date=July 8, 2012}}
</ref>
* [[Senate Ukraine Caucus]] (Co-chair)<ref>{{cite news|title=Portman and Durbin Launch Senate Ukraine Caucus|url=https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2015/2/portman-and-durbin-launch-senate-ukraine-caucus|publisher=Rob Portman United States Senator for Ohio|access-date=February 11, 2015|date=February 9, 2015|archive-date=February 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211073945/http://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2015/2/portman-and-durbin-launch-senate-ukraine-caucus|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus (Co-chair)<ref>{{cite news|title=New Session Sparks New Priorities for Senate AI Caucus |url=https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2021/01/new-session-sparks-new-priorities-senate-ai-caucus/171557/|publisher=NextGov|access-date=July 22, 2021|date=January 21, 2021}}</ref>