Pat Tiberi

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Pat Tiberi

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2001–
Preceded by	John Kasich
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	October 21, 1962 (age 44) Columbus, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Denice Tiberi
Religion	Roman Catholic

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi (born October 21, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former four-term member of Ohio House of Representatives who is now a United States Congressman for the 12th District, currently serving his fourth term in Congress. He is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, House Education Committee, the Workforce Committee, and is currently the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Education.

The son of Italian immigrants, Tiberi was born in Columbus, Ohio and attended the city's Northland High School. Tiberi attended The Ohio State University where he was a member of the The Ohio State University Marching Band. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1985 with a degree in journalism and was the first in his family to graduate from college. He was later awarded an honorary doctorate (Ph.D.) in the Humanities by Capital University in May, 2005.

Upon graduation from college, Tiberi worked as a realtor for Remax. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1993, and he soon rose to the position of House Majority Leader. In 2000, Tiberi ran for and won the House seat that was vacated by John Kasich, who retired to become a television political analyist.

As a congressman, Tiberi has authored legislation that made it easier for returning military veterans to receive federal jobs and provided for more federal assistances to caregivers of incapacitated adults. Both of the bills were passed in 2006.