David L. Hobson
Congressman David Hobson (Ret., R-OH) is the president of Vorys Advisors LLC, a wholly owned affiliate of the law firm, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. As president of Vorys Advisors, Mr. Hobson provides business and strategic counsel to Ohio businesses and other clients. Mr. Hobson joined Vorys Advisors after retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives, where he represented Ohio’s 7th District for 18 years.
While in Congress, Mr. Hobson served as the chairman and ranking member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee; chairman of the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee; senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee; and member of both the Veterans Affairs/Housing Subcommittee and the Budget Committee.
Throughout the country and in Ohio, Hobson worked to improve and privatize military housing, invest in defense research and development at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has supported the aeronautics and research programs at the NASA Glenn Research Center, and has supported numerous projects at the Cleveland Clinic. He is widely credited with improving management practices at the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Energy, and has deep experience working with health care, energy, water, infrastructure and education projects.
Prior to serving in Congress, Mr. Hobson spent eight years as a State Senator in the Ohio Senate, where he served in numerous leadership roles, including president pro tempore, majority whip, chairman of the Health, Human Services and Aging Committee and chairman of the Reference and Oversight Committee.
Before elected to public office, Hobson was involved in both real estate development and the restaurant industry. He also worked at the Kissell Company in Springfield, and at the Union Central Life Insurance Company.
Vorys Advisors is not engaged in the practice of law or the provision of legal services.
Honors & Awards
- American Chemical Society’s Public Service Award, 2007
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) – Public Service Award, 2007
- Received Honorary Doctorate from Wilberforce University, 2006
- Dayton Children’s Medical Center’s “A Child’s Voice” Advocacy Award, 2006
- U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) - Honorary Doctorate, 2005
- Inducted into the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges’ Hall of Fame, 2005
- Received Honorary Degree from Cleveland State University, 2004
- Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S Chamber of Commerce, 1992 – 2002
- Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business, 2000 and 2002
- Received honorary degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, 2002
- Golden Eagle Award, Society of American Military Engineers, 2001
- Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), 1998 and 2000
- Received honorary law degree from Wittenberg University, 1992
- Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding State Legislator, American Medical Association, 1990
- Legislator of the Year, Ohio Nursing Association and Ohio Hospice Association, 1989
- Legislator of the Year Award from the Ohio Association of Community Mental Health Boards, 1988
- Distinguished Legislator Award, Association of Health Commissioners, 1988
- Public Service Award, Ohio Chapter of American College of Health Care Administrators, 1987
- Distinguished Service Award, Medical College of Ohio, 1987
- Outstanding Legislator Award, Ohio Department of Mental Health, 1986
- Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, Central State University, 1983
News
- Hobson Featured in Columbus Dispatch Story on Policies Regarding Vacant and Abandoned Houses
- Hobson Honored with Air National Guard Complex Named in His Honor
- Dayton Business Journal Names Congressman Hobson One of the 25 Most Influential People of the Decade
- Senators Brown and Voinovich Appoint Dave Hobson, John Kulewicz, Elizabeth Smith to Judicial Advisory Commissions
- Congressman Dave Hobson Joins Vorys
Publications
- Ohio Statehouse Update: Governor Signs Budget Into Law
- Ohio Statehouse Update - Senate Passes Budget Bill
- Ohio Statehouse Update - Senate Finance Committee Accepts Substitute Version of the Budget Bill
- Ohio Statehouse Update - Governor Kasich's Budget Proposal
- Ohio Statehouse Update - Governor's State of the State Address
- Ohio Statehouse Update - Ohio Election Summary
- Ohio Statehouse Update - Point/Counterpoint on the Upcoming Elections
- Ohio Statehouse Update
- Ohio Legislative Update: 2010 Summer Recess Status Report - Ohio’s 128th General Assembly