Filipino-American Steve Austria was elected as the representative of the 7th congressional district of Ohio.

Steve Austria is the second Filipino-Ameican to get a US Congress seat. The first is Robert Cortez Scott who is currently on his eighth term as Virginia’s 3rd district representative.

Prior to winning the Congress position, he is a state senator from Beavercreek.

Steve Austria is the son of a Filipino doctor who fought alongside US forces in the Philippines during World War II.

This Philippine News entitled Fil-Am Gets US Congress Seat and is labeled with the following Tags: beavercreek, congressional district, cortez, district representative, doctor who, eighth term, fil, ipino american, philippines, state senator, steve austria, us congress, world war ii and was published on Nov 8, 2008 in Philippine News