Bob Ney

Bob Ney
Congressional Pictorial Directory portrait, 2005
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district
In office January 3, 1995 – November 3, 2006
Preceded by	Doug Applegate
Succeeded by	Zack Space
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 20th district
In office January 10, 1984 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Sam Speck
Succeeded by	James E. Carnes
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 99th district
In office January 3, 1981 – December 31, 1982
Preceded by	Wayne Hays
Succeeded by	Jack Cera
Personal details
Born	Robert William Ney (1954-07-05) July 5, 1954 (age 70) Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Liz Ney ​ (divorced)​
Children	2
Education	Ohio University Eastern Campus Ohio State University (BS)
Bob Ney's voice Ney, as chair of the House Administration Committee, outlines the Help America Vote Act Recorded October 10, 2002

Robert William Ney (born July 5, 1954) is an American former politician who represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation on November 3, 2006, after he pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal. Before he pleaded guilty, Ney was identified in the guilty pleas of Jack Abramoff, former Tom DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy, former DeLay press secretary Michael Scanlon and former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz for receiving lavish gifts in exchange for political favors.

A Republican, Ney's best-known congressional work was on the election reform efforts founded in the wake of the confused 2000 voting in Florida, and his support and backing for the "Stand Up For Steel" crusade and resulting laws. From 2001 to 2006, Ney was Chairman of the House Administration Committee. As chair of that committee, he oversaw operations in the Capitol complex and was sometimes known as the "Mayor of Capitol Hill".^[1]