John M. Ashbrook

John M. Ashbrook
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th district
In office
January 3, 1961 – April 24, 1982
Preceded byRobert W. Levering
Succeeded byJean Spencer Ashbrook
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1957–1961
Personal details
Born
John Milan Ashbrook

(1928-09-21)September 21, 1928
Johnstown, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1982(1982-04-24) (aged 53)
Newark, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Joan Needels
(m. 1948; div. 1971)
(m. 1974)
Children3
Parents
EducationHarvard University
Ohio State University

John Milan Ashbrook (September 21, 1928 – April 24, 1982) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 until his death.[1] Ashbrook was associated with the New Right. He ran against President Richard Nixon in the 1972 Republican Party presidential primaries, attempting to appeal to voters who believed Nixon was insufficiently conservative, but he failed to win any statewide contests. At the time of his death, he was running for U.S. Senate in Ohio in the 1982 election.

  1. ^ "John M. Ashbrook", Ashbrook Center biography. The Reagan quote came from "a statement released upon learning of the passing of John Ashbrook"; On Principle, Special Edition, 15th Anniversary of the Ashbrook Center (c. 1998), p. 15.