{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399155", "'Godspeed, John Glenn'", "2016-12-09", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Steve Stivers", "S001187", "stivers.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Ohio aviation hero and former U.S. Senator John Glenn has died at the age of 95. He passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon surrounded by family at The Ohio State University\u2019s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      Ohio aviation hero and former U.S. Senator John Glenn has died at the age of 95. He passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon surrounded by family at The Ohio State University\u2019s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.\r\n\u201cJohn Glenn is, and always will be, Ohio\u2019s ultimate hometown hero, and his passing is an occasion for all of us to grieve,\u201d Governor John Kasich said in a statement. \u201cAs we bow our heads and share our grief with his beloved wife, Annie, we must also turn to the skies, to salute his remarkable journeys and his long years of service to our state and nation.\u201d\r\nGlenn was born in Cambridge, Ohio, and studied engineering at Muskingum College. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an aviation cadet and flew in the Korean War before becoming a test pilot. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7 in 1962, and became a national hero. He served as U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1974 to 1999.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful to have known him, to have partnered with him on projects and legislation in Congress, and to have worked with him and served on his advisory board at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at the Ohio State University,\u201d said Ohio Senator Rob Portman (R). \u201cMost recently, I called him to ask him to join me at my swearing in in January for the seat he once held.\u201d\r\nOhio Senator Sherrod Brown (D) said knowing Glenn had been one of the greatest blessings of his life.\r\n\u201cWhat made John Glenn a great Senator was the same quality that made him a great astronaut and an iconic American hero: he saw enormous untapped potential in the nation he loved and he had faith that America could overcome any challenge,\u201d Brown said.\r\nCongressman Steve Stivers (R) called Glenn, \u201ca true hero and statesman\u201d who \u201cwas able to transcend the Earth.\u201d\r\nCongressman Jim Jordan (R), who represents Ohio\u2019s Fourth District, which includes Pickaway County, said, \u201cThe Fourth District of Ohio, home to Neil Armstrong\u2019s birthplace of Wapakoneta, understands the unique and incredibly important contribution that Ohio has made to space exploration. From the Wright brothers to the moon, Ohio\u2019s native sons have played a central role in pioneering flight and space travel. America owes John Glenn a debt for the risks he took to help us win the space race.\u201d\r\nState Senator Troy Balderson said, \u201cNew Concord native John Glenn has left Earth for his third and final time. His silent strength and resolve raised the country to new heights as he remained firmly grounded in the values he was raised with.\u201d\r\nLast June Columbus\u2019 airport was renamed the John Glenn Columbus International Airport in his honor.\r\n\u201cThough he soared deep into space and to the heights of Capitol Hill, his heart never strayed form his steadfast Ohio roots. Godspeed, John Glenn!\u201d Kasich said.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://stivers.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399155"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7519949469715357, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}