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Steven V. Oroho (born July 26, 1958) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey Senate since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 24th Legislative District. ==Political career and positions== Oroho announced in 2007 that he would seek the Republican nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Robert Littell. With Littell's endorsement, he ran in a competitive primary against Assemblyman Guy Gregg.〔Staff. ("Littell to retire" ), PolitickerNJ, March 6, 2007. Accessed July 15, 2012.〕 Oroho out-raised Gregg during the primary campaign,〔 but both candidates spent about equally.〔http://www.politickernj.com/mountain-men-gregg-and-oroho-fight-senate-seat-9018〕 Oroho sought to portray himself as a small government conservative during the campaign.〔 Oroho won the hard-fought primary and then easily won the general election in the heavily Republican 24th district. In 2008, he was an early supporter of John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential election.〔Pizarro, Max. ("Oroho endorses McCain" ), PolitickerNJ, January 26, 2008. Accessed April 24, 2012.〕 Oroho opposes same-sex marriage and has been the senate sponsor of legislation that would allow a public vote in the form of a ballot question to determine whether it should be legalized or banned in New Jersey.〔Friedman, Matt. ("Leery of poll data, GOP legislators call for a vote on gay marriage" ), PolitickerNJ, February 19, 2009. Accessed April 24, 2012. "McHose sponsored legislation in the assembly that would create a ballot question to amend the state constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Her district-mate, state Sen. Steve Oroho, is the prime sponsor of the senate version."〕 He is the primary sponsor of that legislation in the Senate. In June 2009 he was one of seven senators to vote against putting open space bond question on the November ballot.〔Pizarro, Max. ("Senate reconvenes, passes open space bond question" ), PolitickerNJ, June 25, 2009. Accessed April 24, 2012. "In a sign of the first significant public dissent of the day here, state Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Franklin) just stood and expressed his opposition to the open space bond question, which already passed in the Assembly earlier in the evening. "〕 Oroho serves in the Senate on the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Economic Growth Committee.〔(Assemblyman Oroho's legislative webpage ), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 14, 2008.〕 He served on the Franklin Borough Council from 2001 to 2006 and on the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2005 to 2007.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Oroho」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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