1. Brad Robert Wenstrup was born on June 17,1958 and is an American politician, US Army Reserve officer, and doctor of podiatric medicine, who served as the US representative for from 2013 to 2025.
14 Facts About Brad Wenstrup
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Brad Wenstrup was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Joan and Frank John "Jack" Brad Wenstrup.
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Brad Wenstrup's father was of German, Irish, and English descent, and his mother was of Italian ancestry.
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In 1976, Brad Wenstrup graduated from St Xavier High School in Cincinnati.
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Brad Wenstrup practiced podiatric medicine in Cincinnati for more than 24 years before being elected to Congress.
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Brad Wenstrup joined the United States Army Reserve in 1998, attaining the rank of colonel in March 2017.
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Brad Wenstrup ran for mayor of Cincinnati against incumbent Democrat Mark Mallory in 2009.
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Brad Wenstrup ran for the US House of Representatives in the newly redrawn Ohio's 2nd congressional district, held by incumbent Republican US congresswoman Jean Schmidt.
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Brad Wenstrup was endorsed by the Anderson Tea Party and the Ohio Liberty Council, a coalition of Ohio Tea Party groups.
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Brad Wenstrup carried six counties, while Wenstrup won the two most populous counties : Hamilton County and Clermont County.
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On November 9,2023, Brad Wenstrup announced he would not run for re-election in 2024.
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In December 2020, Wenstrup was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump.
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On February 11,2025 Brad Wenstrup was appointed to the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
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Brad Wenstrup is married to Monica Brad Wenstrup, who works as a financial consultant.