Jim Graham The Treasury Department auditor estimated in 2014 that American taxpayers lost $11.2 billion in the GM deal. "The news was a gut punch," said Tim Ryan, the Democratic congressman who represents Warren, where the Lordstown plant is located. The sprawling 6.2-million-square-foot assembly plant employs more than 1,600 people and has solely manufactured GM's compact Cruze vehicle since 2010. It is the main economic driver in a region that has seen businesses fall like dominos for the past half-century, decimating families, hollowing out neighborhoods and depleting the tax base at large. Current UAW Local 1112 president David Green isn't taking this lying down. He is working with elected officials and the community while tapping into Graham's past success by launching a "Drive It Home" campaign. "We are telling Detroit that Lordstown workers can build anything," he said.