Robert R. Cupp

Robert R. "Bob" Cupp (born November 9, 1950)[1] is the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2015, representing District 4 (Lima).[2] He was elected as speaker on July 30, 2020, replacing Larry Householder who was removed from the position following his arrest on federal bribery charges.[3]

Robert R. Cupp
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
Assumed office
July 30, 2020
Preceded byLarry Householder
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 4th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
Preceded byMatt Huffman
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
January 2, 2007 – January 1, 2013
Preceded byAlice Robie Resnick
Succeeded byWilliam O'Neill
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 3, 1985 – December 31, 2000
Preceded bySteve Maurer
Succeeded byJim Jordan
Personal details
Born (1950-11-09) November 9, 1950[1]
Bluffton, Ohio,[1] U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Lisbeth "Libby" Cupp[1]
Children2
ResidenceLima, Ohio[1]
Alma materOhio Northern University[1]
Professionpolitician[1]
Websitehttp://www.cuppforjustice.com

Cupp is a former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was elected November 7, 2006 to a six-year term and was sworn in on January 2, 2007. His term expired January 1, 2013 following his election loss to William O'Neill. Between Cupp's election and the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in 2010, all the Justices of the Court were Republican. Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court, Cupp gained appellate judicial experience as a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals (Third Judicial District) from 2003 to 2006.

Cupp was a member of the Ohio Senate for 16 years, 1985–2000, but was forced to retire due to legislative term limits. He was President Pro-Tem of the Senate from 1997 to 2000, the second highest-ranking leadership position in the Senate. During his time in the Senate, he spent ten years serving on the Judiciary Committee.

Cupp was a Lima prosecutor from 1976 to 1980 and was elected Allen County Commissioner twice, from 1981 to 1984 and 2000 to 2002.

Personal

Cupp is an alumnus of Ohio Northern University, from which he earned his degree in political science in 1973. He earned his J.D. from Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law in 1976.

Cupp and his wife, Libby, have two sons.

2012 Election to the Ohio Supreme Court

The Columbus Dispatch,[4] Cleveland Plain Dealer,[5] Toledo Blade,[6] and Youngstown Vindicator[7] endorsed Robert Cupp for re-election in the November 6, 2012 election. Cupp and his opponent William O'Neill were both recommended for the 2012 Supreme Court election by the Ohio State Bar Association,[8] and rated "excellent" by the Ohio Women's Bar Association[9]

On November 6, 2012, Cupp lost his bid for re-election to O'Neill by a margin of 5%. Cupp would remain out of office for only two years, when he would run for his current seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.

See also

References
  1. "Justice Robert R. Cupp (OH)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  2. "http://www.ohiohouse.gov/robert-r-cupp/biography". The Ohio House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 August 2020. External link in |title= (help)
  3. Tobias, Andrew J. (July 30, 2020). "Bob Cupp selected as next Ohio House speaker". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. "For Ohio Supreme Court". Columbus Dispatch. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  5. "Plain Dealer endorses Ohio Supreme Court incumbents McGee Brown, Cupp and O'Donnell: endorsement editorial". Cleveland Plain Dealer. 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  6. "For Ohio Supreme Court". Toledo Blade. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  7. "For the Ohio Supreme Court: McGee Brown, Cupp, O'Donnell". Youngstown Vindicator. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  8. "Candidate ratings for the 2012 Supreme Court of Ohio election". Ohio State Bar Association. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
  9. "Ohio Women's Bar Association Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial Candidate Ratings: 2012 General Election". Ohio Women's Bar Association. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012.
  • "Robert R. Cupp". The Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Judicial System. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
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