Newly elected House majority leader Rep. John Boehner, is a longtime member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in West Chester, Ohio.(PEOPLE)(Brief Article)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: February 17, 2006 | Copyright information

Newly elected House majority leader Rep. John Boehner, is a longtime member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in West Chester, Ohio. A profile in the 2006 issue of Xavier Magazine, published by his alma mater, Jesuit-run Xavier University in Cincinnati, describes Boehner's childhood as o...

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