Brad Wenstrup

Brad Wenstrup
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Jean Schmidt
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-17) June 17, 1958 (age 66) 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

1. "Brad R. Wenstrup – Congress.gov – Library of Congress". congress.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
2. "Brad Wenstrup". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
3. "Biography - U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup". wenstrup.house.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
4. Wentling, Nikki. "About Brad – U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup". house.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
5. 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.