Background
Dave Joyce was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a devout Irish Catholic family. His father was a coal salesman.
United States representative lawyer politician
Dave Joyce was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a devout Irish Catholic family. His father was a coal salesman.
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.
An attorney, Joyce was previously the, Ohio. In high school, he played football, and considered joining the priesthood. 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.
Elections
2012
In July 2012, United States. 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. Joyce ran in the November general election against perennial Democratic Party candidate Dale Virgil Blanchard, Libertarian David Macko and Green Party candidate Elaine Mastromatteo.
Committee assignments
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Legislation sponsored
In 2014, Joyce introduced the Safe Streets Acting 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.
*Write-in candidates Aaron Zurbrugg received 6 votes (<1%), Erick Robinson received 0 votes, and Steven Winfield received 0 votes.
He is a member of the Republican Party.