Brad Wenstrup
Brad Wenstrup | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Schmidt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1958 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Klein (m. 2012) |
| Education | St. Xavier High School University of Cincinnati (BA) Rosalind Franklin University (BS, DPM) |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1998–present |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | United States Army Reserve |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Bronze Star |
Brad Robert Wenstrup[1] /ˈwɛnstrəp/ (born June 17, 1958)[2] is an American politician, Army Reserve officer,[3] and Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, who has been the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district since 2013.
Wenstrup is a member of the Republican Party. He defeated U.S. Representative Jean Schmidt in the 2012 Republican primary election and Democrat William R. Smith in the 2012 general election.
Wenstrup is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve[4] and an Iraq War veteran.
After the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise on the morning of June 14, 2017, Wenstrup attended to the wounded congressman until he was transported to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Brad R. Wenstrup – Congress.gov – Library of Congress". congress.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Brad Wenstrup". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Biography - U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup". wenstrup.house.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ↑ Wentling, Nikki. "About Brad – U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup". house.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ Wentling, Nikki (2017-06-14). "'Like I was back in Iraq': Congressman, combat doc tended to shot Scalise". Stars and Strips. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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