[1] In 1990, after Mike DeWine left his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to become Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Hobson was elected to replace him.

[2] As a congressman, some of Hobson's primary concerns were improving health care, controlling government spending and balancing the budget, and strengthening national security.

[1] Hobson served in the House Committee on Appropriations, and became the top Republican on the Military Construction and Energy-Water subcommittees.

[3] In October 2006, the Wall Street Journal reported that Hobson led a delegation to Normandy, France in August 2004 for the groundbreaking of an "interpretive center" at a cemetery for American soldiers killed during World War II.

During the seven-day trip, the delegation was feted with at least two private restaurant dinners, one given by Northrop Grumman and another by the PMA Group, a leading lobbyist for defense companies.