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 | Brad Robert Wenstrup June 17, 1958 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Monica Klein (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Cincinnati (BA) Rosalind Franklin University (BS, DPM) |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 344th Combat Support Hospital |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | |
Brad Robert Wenstrup (born June 17, 1958)[1] is an American politician, U.S. Army Reserve officer,[2] and doctor of podiatric medicine, who has been the U.S. representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Republican, he upset incumbent U.S. representative Jean Schmidt to win the 2012 Republican primary election. In November 2023, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2024.
Wenstrup is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve[3] and an Iraq War veteran. After the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise on June 14, 2017, Wenstrup attended to Scalise until he was transported to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.[4] For his actions during the shooting, he was awarded the Soldier's Medal.[5]
- ^ "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 (June 14, 2017). "'Like I was back in Iraq': Congressman, combat doc tended to shot Scalise". Stars and Strips. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ Shane, Leo (April 27, 2018). "Congressman awarded Soldier's Medal for heroism in last year's baseball team shooting". Army Times. Retrieved April 27, 2018.