David Joyce (politician)

Dave Joyce


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Steve LaTourette
39th Prosecutor of Geauga County, Ohio
In office January 5, 1988 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Craig Albert
Succeeded by	Jim Flaiz
Personal details
Born	David Patrick Joyce (1957-03-17) March 17, 1957 Cleveland, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kelly Joyce (1990–)
Residence	Russell Township
Alma mater	University of Dayton
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Roman Catholicism^[1]
Website	Representative David Joyce

David Patrick "Dave" Joyce (born March 17, 1957) is an American politician who has been the United States Representative for Ohio's 14th congressional district since 2013.^[2] An attorney, Joyce was previously the Prosecutor of Geauga County, Ohio. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and Education

Dave Joyce was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a devout Irish Catholic family. His father was a coal salesman. In high school, he played football, and considered joining the priesthood. In 1975, Joyce enrolled at the University of Dayton, a Catholic university in Dayton, Ohio, from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979, and later a Juris Doctor.^[3]

Prosecutor of Geauga County

In 1989, Joyce worked with Lake County Prosecutor Steven C. LaTourette to charge serial murderer and Cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren with the Kirtland cult killings.^[4] In 2005, Joyce earned the Family Friendly Workplace Award from the Ohio State Women’s Bar Association.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2012

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012 § District 14

In July 2012, U.S. Congressman Steve LaTourette of Ohio's 14th congressional district announced that he would be retiring in 2012, rather than seek re-election. Joyce was appointed as the replacement nominee on the Republican ticket.^[5]^[6]

Joyce ran in the November general election against perennial Democratic Party candidate Dale Virgil Blanchard, Libertarian David Macko and Green Party candidate Elaine Mastromatteo. Joyce won the election with 54% of the vote.^[7]

Committee assignments

Committee on Appropriations

Legislation sponsored

In 2014, Joyce introduced the Safe Streets Act with Congresswoman Doris Matsui. The bill would nationalize transportation "design elements" so that streets would be designed with the safety of drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists in mind.^[8]

Personal life

Dave married Kelly in 1990. They live in Russell Township with their three children: Trenton, KK, and Bridey. He is a member of the National District Attorney Association and the Ohio Prosecuting Attorney Association. He is also Director of the Geauga Bluecoats Inc.^[9]

Electoral history

Election results^[10]
Year	Office	Election		Subject	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
2012	U.S. House of Representatives	General		Dave Joyce	Republican	183,660	54%		Dale V. Blanchard	Democratic	131,638	39%		Elaine Mastromatteo	Green	13,038	4%		David Macko	Libertarian	11,536	3%	*

*Write-in candidates Aaron Zurbrugg received 6 votes (<1%), Erick Robinson received 0 votes, and Steven Winfield received 0 votes.

Election results^[11]
Year	Office	Election		Subject	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
2014	U.S. House of Representatives	General		Dave Joyce	Republican	135,736	63%		Michael Wager	Democratic	70,856	33%		David Macko	Libertarian	7,988	4%	*

References

↑ http://www.rollcall.com/new-members/david-joyce-house-r-ohio-14.html
↑ David Joyce, R (Ohio-14) : Roll Call
↑ "Ohio, 14th House District". National Journal. Atlantic Media Company. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
↑ Northeast Ohio GOP leaders choose David Joyce to replace outgoing Rep. Steve LaTourette on ballot (updated) | cleveland.com
↑ Sherman, Jake (2012-07-30). "Steve LaTourette blames polarizing climate for departure". Politico. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
↑ Gomez, Henry (10 August 2012). "Northeast Ohio GOP leaders choose David Joyce to replace outgoing Rep. Steve LaTourette on ballot". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
↑ "2012 Ohio House Results". Politico. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
↑ Martin, Aaron. "Bipartisan measure would improve road safety". Ripon Advance. February 10, 2014. (Retrieved 02-11-14).
↑ Geauga County Prosecutor - About the Prosecutor
↑ "Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
↑ "Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 2015-01-26.

External links

Congressman David Joyce official U.S. House website
David Joyce at DMOZ
Appearances on C-SPAN

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Profile at Project Vote Smart

Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission

Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Steve LaTourette	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district January 3, 2013 – present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Hakeem Jeffries D-New York	*United States Representatives by seniority* 328th	Succeeded by Joseph P. Kennedy III D-Massachusetts

Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Sherrod Brown (D) Rob Portman (R)

Representatives (ordered by district)	Steve Chabot (R) Brad Wenstrup (R) Joyce Beatty (D) Jim Jordan (R) Bob Latta (R) Bill Johnson (R) Bob Gibbs (R) Warren Davidson (R) Marcy Kaptur (D) Mike Turner (R) Marcia Fudge (D) Pat Tiberi (R) Tim Ryan (D) David Joyce (R) Steve Stivers (R) Jim Renacci (R)

Other states' delegations	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Non‑voting: American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Current Members of the United States House of Representatives

Presiding Officer: Speaker Paul Ryan

Majority party

Current Republican Party conference

Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy, Majority Whip: Steve Scalise

Other members: Abraham Aderholt Allen Amash Amodei Babin Barletta Barr Barton Benishek Bilirakis M. Bishop R. Bishop Black Blackburn Blum Bost Boustany Brady Brat Bridenstine M. Brooks S. Brooks Buchanan Buck Bucshon Burgess Byrne Calvert B. Carter J. Carter Chabot Chaffetz Clawson Coffman Cole C. Collins D. Collins Comer Comstock Conaway Cook Costello Cramer Crawford Crenshaw Culberson Curbelo Davidson Davis Denham Dent DeSantis DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Dold Donovan Duffy J. D. Duncan J. J. Duncan Ellmers Emmer Farenthold Fincher Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Fleming Flores Forbes Fortenberry Foxx Franks Frelinghuysen Garrett Gibbs Gibson Gohmert Goodlatte Gosar Gowdy Granger G. Graves S. Graves T. Graves Griffith Grothman Guinta Guthrie Hanna Hardy Harper Harris Hartzler Heck Hensarling Herrera Beutler Hice Hill Holding Hudson Huelskamp Huizenga Hultgren Hunter Hurd Hurt Issa E. Jenkins L. Jenkins B. Johnson S. Johnson Jolly Jones Jordan Joyce Katko M. Kelly T. Kelly P. King S. King Kinzinger Kline Knight Labrador LaHood LaMalfa Lamborn Lance Latta LoBiondo Long Loudermilk Love Lucas Luetkemeyer Lummis MacArthur Marchant Marino Massie McCaul McClintock McHenry McKinley McMorris Rodgers McSally Meadows Meehan Messer Mica C. Miller J. Miller Moolenaar Mooney Mullin Mulvaney Murphy Neugebauer Newhouse Noem Nugent Nunes Olson Palazzo Palmer Paulsen Pearce Perry Pittenger Pitts Poe Poliquin Pompeo Posey Price Ratcliffe Reed Reichert Renacci Ribble Rice Rigell Roby Roe H. Rogers M. Rogers Rohrabacher Rokita Rooney Ros-Lehtinen Roskam Ross Rothfus Rouzer Royce Russell Salmon Sanford Schweikert Scott Sensenbrenner Sessions Shimkus Shuster Simpson A. Smith C. Smith J. Smith L. Smith Stefanik Stewart Stivers Stutzman Thompson Thornberry Tiberi Tipton Trott Turner Upton Valadao Wagner Walberg Walden Walker Walorski Walters Weber Webster Wenstrup Westerman Westmoreland Williams Wilson Wittman Womack Woodall Yoder Yoho David Young Don Young T. Young Zeldin Zinke

Delegate: Radewagen

Minority party

Current Democratic Party caucus

Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi, Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer, Assistant Minority Leader: Jim Clyburn

Other members: Adams Aguilar Ashford Bass Beatty Becerra Bera Beyer Bishop Blumenauer Bonamici Boyle Brady Brown Brownley Bustos Butterfield Capps Capuano Cardenas Carney Carson Cartwright Castor Castro Chu Cicilline Clark Clarke Clay Cleaver Cohen Connolly Conyers Cooper Costa Courtney Crowley Cuellar Cummings D Davis S Davis DeFazio DeGette Delaney DeLauro DelBene DeSaulnier Deutch Dingell Doggett Doyle Duckworth Edwards Ellison Engel Eshoo Esty Evans Farr Foster Frankel Fudge Gabbard Gallego Garamendi Graham Grayson A Green G Green Grijalva Grisham Gutiérrez Hahn Hanabusa Hastings Heck Higgins Himes Hinojosa Honda Huffman Israel Jeffries E Johnson H Johnson Kaptur Keating Kelly Kennedy Kildee Kilmer Kind Kirkpatrick Kuster Langevin Larsen Larson Lawrence B Lee S Lee Levin Lewis Lieu Lipinski Loebsack Lofgren Lowenthal Lowey Luján Lynch C Maloney S Maloney Matsui McCollum McDermott McGovern McNerney Meeks Meng Moore Moulton Murphy Nadler Napolitano Neal Nolan Norcross O'Rourke Pallone Pascrell Payne Perlmutter Peters Peterson Pingree Pocan Polis Price Quigley Rangel Rice Richmond Roybal-Allard Ruiz Ruppersberger Rush Ryan Linda Sánchez Loretta Sánchez Sarbanes Schakowsky Schiff Schrader D Scott R Scott Serrano Sewell Sherman Sinema Sires Slaughter Smith Speier Swalwell Takano B Thompson M Thompson Titus Tonko Torres Tsongas Van Hollen Vargas Veasey Vela Velázquez Visclosky Walz Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Welch Wilson Yarmuth

Delegates: Bordallo Norton Pierluisi Plaskett Sablan

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district

Bartley Cooke Patterson Hunter Sweeny Harper Evans Harper Johnson P. Bliss Spink Blake G. Bliss Welker Monroe Berry Cowan Finley Atherton Geddes Grosvenor Wickham Owens M. Harter Kerr Skiles Webber Laning Sharp Williams Bathrick Davey Knight Davey F. Seiberling D. Harter Rowe Huber Ayres J. Seiberling Sawyer LaTourette Joyce

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