1. Paul Eugene Gillmor was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the US representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
17 Facts About Paul Gillmor
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Paul Gillmor attended Old Fort High School, graduating in 1957.
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From 1965 to 1966, Paul Gillmor was on active duty in the US Air Force as a Judge Advocate, attaining the rank of captain.
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Paul Gillmor died in a car accident in Fremont, Ohio in September 1972.
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Paul Gillmor married Karen Lako, who served in the Ohio Senate, in 1983.
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Paul Gillmor was elected as an Ohio state senator in 1967, where he remained until being elected to Congress in 1988.
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Paul Gillmor ran in the 1986 Republican primary for governor, but lost to former governor James A Rhodes.
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In 1988, Paul Gillmor entered the Republican primary for the 5th District after 30-year incumbent Del Latta retired.
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Latta endorsed his son, Bob, as his successor; Paul Gillmor defeated him by only 27 votes.
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In 2002, Paul Gillmor defeated Republican Rex Damschroder in the primary.
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Paul Gillmor was the ranking Republican on the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee.
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Paul Gillmor served on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and chaired its Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee until the Republicans lost control of Congress following the 2006 elections.
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In 2006, Paul Gillmor served as a member of a bipartisan reform task force on ethics and congressional mailing practices.
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Paul Gillmor was a member of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership.
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Paul Gillmor joined with Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank to propose the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2006, which was designed to prevent retailers such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot from operating banks to process their credit card transactions.
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In 2007, Paul Gillmor received approval from the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the offices of two federal regulators to be an initial director and investor in a new Florida bank, the Panther Community Bank.
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On September 5,2007, Paul Gillmor was found dead in his Arlington County, Virginia, townhouse by members of his staff after he failed to show up for a House Financial Services Committee meeting, and did not respond to repeated telephone calls and e-mails.