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{{short description|American former politician from Ohio|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image=Ed Weber 97th Congress 1981.jpg
|state=[[Ohio]]
|district=[[Ohio's 9th congressional district|9th]]
|term_start=January 3, 1981
|term_end=January 3, 1983
|preceded=[[Thomas L. Ashley]]
|succeeded=[[Marcy Kaptur]]
|party=[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
|birth_name=Edward Ford Weber
|birth_date={{birth date|1931|7|26}}
|birth_place=[[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2023|2|27|1931|7|26}}
| death_place      = [[Perrysburg Township, Wood County, Ohio]], U.S.
|alma_mater=[[Denison University]] (BA)<br>[[Harvard University]] (JD)
|allegiance={{Flag|United States}}
|branch={{Flag|United States Army}}
|serviceyears=1956–1958
}}
'''Edward Ford Weber''' (July 26, 1931 – February 27, 2023) was an American lawyer, military veteran and politician from [[Ohio]]. He served one term in the [[United States House of Representatives]] as a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] from 1981 to 1983.

== Early life and education ==
Weber was born in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Denison University]] and a [[Bachelor of Laws|Bachelor of Laws (LLB)]] from [[Harvard Law School]]. Harvard Law School offered to change his degree to Juris Doctor (JD), but he declined. After graduation, Weber served two years in the [[United States Army]].

== Career ==
After his discharge in 1958, Weber began to practice law. In 1966, the [[University of Toledo College of Law]] hired him as a professor.

=== Congress ===
In 1980, Weber ran for [[Ohio's 9th congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He defeated 26-year incumbent [[Thomas L. Ashley]], chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries]]. This was due largely to [[Ronald Reagan]] carrying [[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas County]], home to Toledo.

Weber voted for the [[Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=TO PASS H.R. 4242, TAX INCENTIVE ACT OF 1981. (MOTION … -- House Vote #167 -- July 29, 1981 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/97-1981/h167 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}}</ref> The Act aimed to stimulate economic growth by significantly reducing [[Income tax in the United States|income tax]] rates. It passed the House of Representatives in a 323–107 vote, the Senate via a [[voice vote]], and it was signed into law by President [[Ronald Reagan]] on August 13, 1981.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rep. Rostenkowski |first=Dan [D-IL-8 |date=1981-08-13 |title=H.R.4242 - 97th Congress (1981-1982): Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/4242#:~:text=Economic%20Recovery%20Tax%20Act%20of%201981%20-%20Title%20I:%20Individual%20Income,,%201983,%201984%20and%20thereafter. |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref> Weber also voted for the [[Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TO PASS H.R. 3982, TO PROVIDE FOR THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION … -- House Vote #104 -- June 26, 1981 |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/97-1981/h104 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}}</ref> The Act decreased federal spending and increased military funding. It passed the House of Representatives in a 232–193 vote, the Senate via a voice vote, and it was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rep. Jones |first=James R. [D-OK-1 |date=1981-08-13 |title=H.R.3982 - 97th Congress (1981-1982): Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/3982 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref>

In 1982, he lost his reelection bid to [[Marcy Kaptur]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link1=Michael Barone (pundit) |last2=Ujifusa |first2=Grant |title=[[The Almanac of American Politics|The Almanac of American Politics 1988]]|publisher=[[National Journal]] |year=1987 |page=936}}</ref>

=== Death ===
He died on February 27, 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zaborney |first1=Mark |title=Edward F. Weber (1931-2023) |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2023/03/02/edward-f-weber-obituary/stories/20190627232 |work=The Blade |date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104121403/https://www.toledoblade.com/news/deaths/2023/03/02/edward-f-weber-obituary/stories/20190627232 |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |location=Toledo, Ohio |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
{| class=wikitable
! Year
! Democratic
! Republican
! Other

|-
| [[1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|1980]]
| [[Thomas L. Ashley]] (Incumbent): 68,728
| {{Aye}} '''[[Ed Weber]]''': 96,927
| Edward S. Emery: 4,357<br />Toby Elizabeth Emmerich: 2,411

|-
| [[1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio|1982]]
| {{Aye}} '''[[Marcy Kaptur]]''': 95,162
| [[Ed Weber]] (Incumbent): 64,459
| David Muir ([[United States Libertarian Party|Libertarian]]): 1,217<br />Susan A. Skinner: 1,785<br />James J. Somers: 1,594

|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of United States representatives from Ohio]]

==References==
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==External links==
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