Bob McEwen

Mr. McEwen appears frequently on such network programming as CNN's Crossfire, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Larry King Live. His writings have appeared in numerous national publications.

Mr. McEwen was first elected to represent Ohio's Sixth district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980. Prior to his Congressional service he opened a successful Ohio Real Estate and Development firm. He also served three terms in the Ohio General Assembly from 1974-1980.

During his congressional service Mr. McEwen filled a variety of positions. He represented both Presidents Reagan and Bush as Special Presidential Envoy, and served as representative to the European Parliament 1985-1993.

On August 23, 1989, Congressman McEwen and U.S. Senator Robert Dole participated as U.S. observers in Warsaw, Poland to the first-ever Parliamentary election of a non-communist leader of a Communist country. Hours later the new Prime Minister, in his first official act, received the Congressman and Senator as representatives of the regime that had occupied that nation for fifty years. This action was the spark that encouraged the collapse of Soviet dominated governments throughout Eastern Europe culminating in the destruction of the Berlin Wall ten weeks later.

Congressman McEwen represented the United States as an official observer in Moscow during both the 1991 Soviet Coup attempt, and to the Kremlin in January of 1992 when the Soviet Union was dissolved.

Mr. McEwen was elected by his colleagues to two of the most coveted positions in the U.S. Congress: the Select Committee on Intelligence, which oversees all of our nation's secrets, and the powerful House Committee on Rules, which has jurisdiction over all legislation in the Congress. As one of only four Republicans on the 13-member Rules committee, Mr. McEwen managed nearly one-third of all legislation on the House floor for the Republican side of the Congressional aisle.

Major McEwen legislation approved by the Congress included the National Strategy Act, which realigned the chain of command during times of hostilities directly from the Theater Commander to the National Command Authority in Washington. Defense Secretary Dick Chancy and General Norman Schwarzkopf credited this change with playing a major role in the success of Operation Desert Storm.

An outstanding communicator, Mr. McEwen is a leading advocate for pro-family interests and free-market economics. As such he maintains as active international speaking schedule.

Born January 12, 1950 in Hillsboro, Ohio, Mr. McEwen attended Hillsboro public schools and received his bachelor of business administration from the University of Miami.

Mr. McEwen is married to the former Liz Boebinger of Canton, Ohio. They have four children Meredith, Jonathan and twins Robert and Elizabeth.