31 Facts About Tom Brinkman

Tom Brinkman represented Cincinnati in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2008 and again from 2015 to 2022.

Tom Brinkman is known for his opposition to higher taxes and public spending.

In 2014, Brinkman defeated incumbent Peter Stautberg in the Republican primary election to retake his former seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Tom Brinkman worked for several Republicans' successful campaigns for Cincinnati City Council: Phil Heimlich, Steve Chabot, Charles Winburn, and Pat DeWine.

Tom Brinkman actively worked against many tax levies and bond issues.

Tom Brinkman defeated the candidate endorsed by the Republican party in the GOP primary in 2000 for the 37th District seat in the Ohio House, which was Anderson Township, the Hyde Park and Mount Lookout sections of Cincinnati, and the city of Norwood [1].

Tom Brinkman ran for reelection in 2002 to what redistricting had made the 34th District, which included the Mount Washington, Hyde Park, and Mount Lookout sections of Cincinnati, part of Columbia Township, all of Anderson Township, and the municipalities of Fairfax, Newtown and Terrace Park [3].

That year Tom Brinkman called on Republican voters to cast their ballots for Democrat Tim Hagan over Republican Governor Bob Taft in his reelection bid because of Taft's selection of Jennette Bradley as his running mate; many conservatives felt she was too liberal for the party.

Tom Brinkman told The Enquirer his vote was because of how the amendment has been misused:.

Tom Brinkman said the ordinance "send[s] the message that you openly approve of homosexuality," citing the Catechism of the Catholic Church [4].

Tom Brinkman had previously served as treasurer of the committee which opposed repeal of Article XII [5].

Tom Brinkman prided himself on his perfect attendance and for coming home to Cincinnati every night from Columbus, but when Columbus Monthly in late 2003 did a survey of legislators, lobbyists, and others working in the State House asking them to rate the members of the Ohio General Assembly, Tom Brinkman was rated the single worst legislator in the 132-member General Assembly.

In 2007, Representative Tom Brinkman was named the chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee.

Tom Brinkman is one of the cosponsors on the 'both sides of the Holocaust' bill, HB327.

Tom Brinkman sponsored legislation to allow ex-cons the right to cut hair.

Tom Brinkman called "stupid" the policy of the state regulators to deny prisoners who had taken prison-administered barber classes a license upon their release.

Tom Brinkman worked to limit state spending just as he had opposed local projects.

When Taft proposed in 2004 the question once more be submitted to the voters, Tom Brinkman renewed his criticism.

Tom Brinkman was a supporter of Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell's proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution to limit state spending [15].

Tom Brinkman called for funding for public libraries to be maintained.

Tom Brinkman ran for Congress in 2005 to replace Portman, announcing his candidacy outside the post office in Anderson Township on April 14 [16].

Tom Brinkman had a strong anti-abortion stance that was criticized by rival candidate Pat DeWine because he opposed the death penalty - despite such opposition being seemingly more anti-abortion, as it is in accordance with the Consistent Life Ethic.

Tom Brinkman complained about DeWine taking advantage of his father's name in raising money, but publicly distancing himself from his father's positions, such as Senator DeWine's role in the "Gang of 14" judicial filibuster compromise in May 2005 with six other mostly center-leaning Republicans and seven mostly center-leaning Democrats.

In one mailing to voters Tom Brinkman did not mince words:.

Tom Brinkman was endorsed by the Ohio Taxpayers Association, the Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund, and was the National Right to Work Committee's 2005 state legislator of the year.

Tom Brinkman had considered a challenge to Schmidt in the May 2006 primary but chose instead to run for re-election to the Ohio House.

In 2008, Tom Brinkman declared his candidacy for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, challenging incumbent Schmidt.

Tom Brinkman lost in a landslide defeat to Congresswoman Schmidt.

In 2014, Tom Brinkman decided to run again for his former seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.

However, incumbent Peter Stautberg did not want to give up his seat, so Tom Brinkman opted to challenge him in the primary.

Tom Brinkman won the general election easily to take the seat.