1. Martin Rossiter Hoke was born on May 18,1952 and is an American Republican politician, former member of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.
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Martin Hoke graduated from Amherst College in 1973 and earned a JD degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1980.
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In 1981, Martin Hoke began a company, Red Carpet Airport Car Care, that provided auto repair services at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
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In 2007 Martin Hoke developed an idea for a nasal irrigation system, partly to allay his own sinusitis.
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Martin Hoke's creation evolved into Rhinosystems, Inc of Brooklyn, OH, manufacturer of the patented Navage nasal irrigator, currently sold in Canada and the United States.
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In 1992, Martin Hoke won the Republican nomination for Ohio's 10th congressional district, located in Cleveland's west side.
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Martin Hoke was the first Republican to represent a significant portion of traditionally heavily Democratic Cleveland in over 30 years.
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Martin Hoke won re-election in 1994 against Frank Gaul, a Cuyahoga County Treasurer who had recently overseen losses in a county bond fund based on faulty advice from private bond counsel.
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Martin Hoke was harmed by several gaffes he had made, the Democratic nature of the district, strong labor support for Kucinich, and a mounting public perception that he would lose.
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Martin Hoke was appointed to the Ohio Casino Control Commission by Governor John Kasich on February 23,2011.