Brad Wenstrup

Brad R. Wenstrup (born June 17, 1958 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) is an American politician . He has represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives since 2013 .

Career

Brad Wenstrup attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati until 1976 and then studied psychology at the University of Cincinnati until 1980 . In 1985 he graduated from the William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine , where he studied biology and podiatry . He then worked as a doctor in this specialty in Cincinnati for 25 years. In 1998 he joined the Army Reserve Medical Service . In 2005 he was called up for one year as a lieutenant colonel in active military service in Iraq . There he worked in a military hospital. For his services during this time he received the Bronze Star Medal . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 2009 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of mayor of Cincinnati.

In the 2012 congressional election , Wenstrup in Ohio's second constituency was elected with 59 percent of the vote in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Jean Schmidt on January 3, 2013 , who he was in his party's primary had beaten. After two re-elections so far in 2014 and 2016, he can continue to exercise his office today. His new legislative period runs until January 3, 2019 with the option of a further candidacy in 2018. Wenstrup is or was a member of the Armed Forces Committee , the Veterans Committee and the Intelligence Committee as well as a total of six sub-committees. He was supported by members of the Tea Party movement in the 2012 election campaign .

Brad Wenstrup is married and lives in Cincinnati.

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Re-election 2016 at Ballotpedia

Web links

Web presence at the congress
Brad Wenstrup in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Washington Post: 'Miracles really do happen': Rep. Steve Scalise returns to Congress 15 weeks after he was shot . September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017

personal data
SURNAME	Wenstrup, Brad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wenstrup, Brad R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 17, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cincinnati , Ohio

[1] Washington Post: 'Miracles really do happen': Rep. Steve Scalise returns to Congress 15 weeks after he was shot . September 28, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017