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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Coal Caucus

Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus

Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus

Member, Congressional Job Creators Caucus

Member, Congressional National Gas Caucus

Member, Congressional Soils Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Congressional Steel Caucus

Former Member, Education Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee

Former Member, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Highways and Transportation Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Vice-Chair, Senate Agriculture Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Senate Ways and Means Committee , Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives

Member, Universal Service Fund Caucus

Member, Vision Caucus

Former Member, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • AAS, Agriculture Technology Institute, Ohio State University, 1974

Professional Experience

  • AAS, Agriculture Technology Institute, Ohio State University, 1974
  • Farmer, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
  • Owner, Gibbs Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, 2004-2009
  • Owner/Operator, Hidden Hollow Farms, Limited, 1978-2003
  • Employee, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1974-1978

Political Experience

  • AAS, Agriculture Technology Institute, Ohio State University, 1974
  • Farmer, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
  • Owner, Gibbs Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, 2004-2009
  • Owner/Operator, Hidden Hollow Farms, Limited, 1978-2003
  • Employee, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1974-1978
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 7, 2010-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 7, 2020
  • Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 22, 2009-2010
  • Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 97, 2003-2008

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Coal Caucus

Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus

Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus

Member, Congressional Job Creators Caucus

Member, Congressional National Gas Caucus

Member, Congressional Soils Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Congressional Steel Caucus

Former Member, Education Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee

Former Member, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Highways and Transportation Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Vice-Chair, Senate Agriculture Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Chair, Senate Ways and Means Committee , Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives

Member, Universal Service Fund Caucus

Member, Vision Caucus

Former Member, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform

Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

Member, Subcommittee on Environment

Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Member, Subcommittee on National Security

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • AAS, Agriculture Technology Institute, Ohio State University, 1974
  • Farmer, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
  • Owner, Gibbs Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, 2004-2009
  • Owner/Operator, Hidden Hollow Farms, Limited, 1978-2003
  • Employee, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1974-1978
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 7, 2010-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 7, 2020
  • Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 22, 2009-2010
  • Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, District 97, 2003-2008
  • Former President, Advisory Committee, Holmes County Extension
  • Member, Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Ashland County Farm Bureau
  • Member, Farm Bureau
  • Former Board Member, Farm Bureau Bank
  • Member, Holmes County Chamber of Commerce
  • Former President, Holmes County Farm Bureau
  • Former Supervisor, Holmes County Soil and Water Conservation Service
  • Former President/Board Member, Loudonville Farmers Equity
  • Member, Medina County Farm Bureau
  • Member, Nashville United Methodist Church
  • Member, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  • Board Member, Ohio Cooperative Council
  • Board Member, Ohio Farm Bureau Alliance Group
  • Board Member, Ohio Livestock Coalition
  • Member, Pheasants Forever
  • Member, Seville Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Wadsworth Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Ohio Farm Bureau, 1985-2001
  • President, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, 1999-2000

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB); Pork All-American Award, National Pork Producers Council; Watchdog of the Treasury Award, United Conservatives of Ohio; Legislator of the Year, Ohio Restaurant Association

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes

Congress Bills
Speeches
Articles

Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

Jan. 1, 1900

Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Gibbs voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.