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Bob Shamansky as seen on his website

Robert Norton Shamansky (born April 18, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former Democratic party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Ohio. Image File history File links Vote. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... Image File history File links Bobportrait. ... Image File history File links Bobportrait. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: The Arch City The Discovery City Location in the state of Ohio Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area    - City 550. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ...

Shamansky ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1966 but lost to Republican incumbent Samuel L. Devine. Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Samuel Leeper Devine was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1981. ...

Fourteen years later, in 1980, Shamansky challenged Devine again. This time, Shamansky was successful in unseating the long-time incumbent Devine, becoming the first Democrat to win the District since 1937, and the only Democrat to beat an incumbent Republican Congressman that year. As a member of the 97th Congress, Shamansky served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (now the Committee on International Relations), and as a member of the Science and Technology Committee. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ninety-seventh United States Congress Members of the 97th United States Congress: States Alabama Senators Howell T. Heflin (D) Jeremiah Denton (R) Representatives 1. ... The U.S. House Committee on International Relations (also known as the House International Relations Committee, the House Foreign Relations Committee or the House Foreign Affairs Committee), is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which is in charge of bills and investigations related to the foreign... The Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration was established in 1958 in response to the Soviet Sputnik program in the late 1950s. ...

In 1982, after reapportionment, Shamansky was defeated in his bid for re-election by future Fox News Channel talk-show host John Kasich. In February 2006 Shamansky announced his intention to again run for the 12th District, facing Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) on November 7th. Apportionment, or reapportionment, is the process of determining representation in politics within a legislative body by creating constituencies. ... The Fox News Channel (FNC) is an American cable and satellite news channel. ... John Richard Kasich (born May 13, 1952, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) is a former American politician of Croatian descent turned television show host for FOX News Channel in the United States. ... February 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Governor of West Virginia Joe Manchin asks for a halt in coal mining following two more coal mining deaths in the state that saw fourteen people die in coal mining disasters in January. ... Ohios 12th district The 12th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Patrick J. Tiberi. ... Patrick Joseph Tiberi (born October 21, 1962) is an American politician from Ohio. ... Genoa Township is north of the city of Westerville, and Blendon Township. ...

A graduate of The Ohio State University, and Harvard Law School, Shamansky also served as a Special Agent in the United States Army's Counter Intelligence Corps. [1] This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Special Agent may refer to: // In the United States Government Any civilian (i. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The History of the Counter Intelligence Corps was a classified 30 volume book prepared in the late 1950s by Maj. ...

See also

• Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 12th District
• List of United States Representatives from Ohio

Voters in Ohio, as in other U.S. states elect a certain number of representatives to the United States House of Representatives. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into U.S. Congressional Delegations from Ohio. ...

External links

• Official campaign website
• Career outline