John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian 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. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

His father was William A. Ashbrook, a newspaper editor, businessman, and Congressman. William Albert Ashbrook (July 1, 1867 to January 1, 1940) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and Democratic politician from Ohio. ...

After graduating from Harvard in 1952 and from Ohio State University's law school in 1955, Ashbrook became publisher of his late father's newspaper, the Johnstown Independent. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1956 and served two terms. In 1960 his father's old seat in the U.S. House of Representatives opened up, and Ashbrook ran for and won it. Harvard, see Harvard (disambiguation) Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ohio State University (legal name), also known as Ohio State or OSU (not to be confused with Ohio University), is currently the largest state University in the United States. ... Law school is the term used in the United States to indicate an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees, mainly teaching using the Socratic method. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ohio has a bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly, consisting a House of Representatives and Senate (the Ohio State Senate), based on its constitution of 1851. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...

In the 1972 presidential election, Ashbrook ran against incumbent Richard Nixon in some state primaries as an alternative conservative candidate. His slogan "No Left Turns" was illustrated by a mock traffic symbol of a left-turn arrow with a superimposed No symbol. It was meant to symbolize the frustration of some conservatives with Nixon, whom they saw as having abandoned conservative principles and "turned left" on issues such as budget deficits, affirmative action, the EPA, wage and price controls, the gold standard, and most of all, improving relations with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Democratic nomination Democratic Candidates Shirley Chisholm, U.S. representative from New York Fred Harris, U.S. senator from Oklahoma Hubert Humphrey, U.S. senator from Minnesota, former vice president, and 1968 presidential nominee Henry Scoop Jackson, U.S. senator from Washington John Lindsay, mayor of New York City Eugene McCarthy... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... The series of U.S. presidential primaries is one of the first steps in the process of electing a President of the United States. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... An example The no symbol is a circle with a diagonal line through it (running from top left to bottom right), surrounding a picture used to indicate something is not permitted. ... A budget deficit occurs when an entity (often a government) spends more money than it takes in. ... Affirmative action (US English), or positive discrimination (British English), is a policy or a program providing advantages for people of a minority group who are seen to have traditionally been discriminated against, with the aim of creating a more egalitarian society. ... The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment: air, water, and land. ... In economics, incomes policies are wage and price controls used to fight inflation. ... 1922 U.S. gold certificate The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold. ...

Ashbrook withdrew from the race after the California primary and reluctantly supported Nixon. To this day, his campaign, although of minimal immediate impact, is remembered fondly by conservatives who admire Ashbrook for having stood for their principles. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

When Nixon became mired in the Watergate Scandal, Ashbrook became the first House Republican to call for the President`s resignation. For the building complex for which the scandal was named, see Watergate Hotel. ...

In 1982, after announcing his intention to seek the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum, Ashbrook passed away. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Howard Morton Metzenbaum (born June 4, 1917) is an American politician who served for almost 20 years as a very liberalDemocrat in the U.S. Senate (1976 - 1995). ...

His wife, Jean Spencer Ashbrook, was chosen in a special election to serve the remainder of his Congressional term. Jean Spencer Ashbrook (born Emily Jean Spencer in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 21, 1934) is the widow of the late Congressman John M. Ashbrook, Republican of Ohio. ...

The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University is named for Ashbrook. The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University runs, among other things, TeachingAmericanHistory. ... Ashland University is a 4-year college located in Ashland, Ohio. ...

See also:

• Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 17th 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. ... Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. ...

External link

• Biography at the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University