Person

Ralph Regula

Republican · Former U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District, 1973–2009 · born 1924 in Beach City, Ohio

Work: Schoolteacher and principal
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Public service: Ranking Republican, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 2007 to 2009
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Education: Bachelor's degree, Mount Union College, 1948
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Education: Law degree, William McKinley School of Law, Canton
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Military service: U.S. Navy, World War II
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4Offices held · Former U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District, 1973–2009

5 of 11 sections researched

23 sources · 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 · updated 2026-09-25

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Profile 11 entries
On the ballot 0 entries Not a candidate in any 2026 race held on this site. Checked: This site's 2026 race records; This site's 2026 ballot list
Where they stand Not yet researched
What they have said, checked Not yet researched
Record in office 4 entries
Money Not yet researched
Financial interests Not yet researched
Polling and approval Not yet researched
Elections 5 entries This site holds no race record yet for the races this person ran in; the offices won are listed under Offices held.
Endorsements given Not yet researched
Sources 6 entries

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Ralph Regula, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballotNo candidacy is on file for Ralph Regula yet.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Ralph Regula in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Record in office

Record in office, dated entries4 record entries from 1998 to 2008; 4 of them votes; 4 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Regula (R), 4 dated entries · as of 2008-10-03 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Person	Date	Kind	Entry
Regula (R)	1960	office	Member, Ohio State Board of Education
Regula (R)	1965	office	Member, Ohio House of Representatives
Regula (R)	1967-01-03	office	Member, Ohio Senate, 29th District
Regula (R)	1973-01-03	office	U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District
Regula (R)	1998-12-19	vote	1998-12-19 (vote): Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206.
Regula (R)	2002-10-10	vote	2002-10-10 (vote): Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133.
Regula (R)	2003-11-22	vote	2003-11-22 (vote): Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.
Regula (R)	2008-10-03	vote	2008-10-03 (vote): Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the Hous

vote October 3, 2008

Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the House 263 to 171.

Source: Roll call vote: H. R. 1424, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008)
vote November 22, 2003

Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.

Source: Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act)
vote October 10, 2002

Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133.

Source: Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq)
vote December 19, 1998

Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206.

Source: Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (impeachment of President Clinton)

Recorded votes

Ralph Regula cast 8,909 Yea or Nay votes on the roll calls we hold, across 7 terms from 1995 to 2008, all in Congress, from Voteview. Each term opens to every roll call, with the question, the result, how Ralph Regula voted and how the majority of their party voted.

Term	Chamber	Yea	Nay	Did not vote	With party
110th Congress, 2007–2008	U.S. House, district 16	1,051	793	21	82% of 1,091
109th Congress, 2005–2006	U.S. House, district 16	799	407	4	91% of 622
108th Congress, 2003–2004	U.S. House, district 16	801	389	28	94% of 591
107th Congress, 2001–2002	U.S. House, district 16	731	256	3	94% of 412
106th Congress, 1999–2000	U.S. House, district 16	874	329	6	86% of 545
105th Congress, 1997–1998	U.S. House, district 16	794	368	4	87% of 613
104th Congress, 1995–1996	U.S. House, district 16	787	530	4	89% of 887

"With party" counts only roll calls on which most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways.

Sources: Congressional roll-call votes · Roll call votes · Roll call votes

Money

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Ralph Regula yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Ralph Regula yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Ralph Regula breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Ralph Regula yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Ralph Regula yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Financial interests

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Polling and approval

Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Ralph Regula is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District, as published
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Elections

Election results, share of the vote5 races on file, 5 won; shares from 58.3% to 69.2%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2006 · as of 2006 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	1998 U.S. House 16	64
	2000 U.S. House 16	69.2
	2002 U.S. House 16	68.9
	2004 U.S. House 16	66.5
	2006 U.S. House 16	58.3

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District (2006)	Republican	Won	137,167	58.3%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District (2004)	Republican	Won	202,544	66.5%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District (2002)	Republican	Won	129,734	68.9%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District (2000)	Republican	Won	162,294	69.2%
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District (1998)	Republican	Won	117,426	64.0%

Offices held

Member, Ohio State Board of Education · 1960 to 1964 · elected
Source: Ralph Regula
Member, Ohio House of Representatives · 1965 to 1967 · elected
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Member, Ohio Senate, 29th District · 1967-01-03 to 1973-01-03 · elected
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U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District · 1973-01-03 to 2009-01-03 · elected
Sources: congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · Ralph Regula

Endorsements

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Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ralph Regula

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Ralph Regula · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · The @unitedstates project (public domain) · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (impeachment of President Clinton) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 1998-12-19 · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2002-10-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-11-22 · accessed 2026-09-24
Roll call vote: H. R. 1424, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2008-10-03 · accessed 2026-09-24
Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 98 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2000: House · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2002 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2004 (Excel edition, sheet '2004 US HOUSE & SENATE RESULTS', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2004 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Federal Elections 2006 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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