COLUMBUS – Rep. Steve Stivers, who has represented central Ohio in Congress for nearly a decade, says he’ll leave Congress next month to run Ohio’s chamber of commerce.
Stivers, a Republican from Upper Arlington, has been serving in the House since 2011 and had been viewed as a potential candidate to run for the seat held by retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.
Instead, Stivers announced Monday he is leaving Congress effective May 16 to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Stivers said Monday he has focused his time in Washington on economic policies and that’s why he’s “looking forward to this new opportunity with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.”