Ohio congressman becomes brigadier general in National Guard

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Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, talks to students from Heritage Middle School in Hilliard, Ohio, about the government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling crisis, as they visit the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The partial government shutdown is in its third week with less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country’s bills. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A congressman who serves as a colonel in the Ohio Army National Guard is being promoted to brigadier general.

U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers’ Friday promotion comes after a more than 30-year career in the National Guard. Officials say Stivers is one of the highest-ranking National Guard members to simultaneously serve as a member of Congress


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Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, talks to students from Heritage Middle School in Hilliard, Ohio, as they visit the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.
Photo Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

The Republican from Columbus serves Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, representing residents of a dozen counties in southern and central Ohio.

The National Guard says he served the United States overseas during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Djibouti. Stivers was awarded the Bronze Star for leadership throughout the deployment.

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