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	==U.S. House of Representatives==		==U.S. House of Representatives==

	===~~2012 election~~===		===Elections===
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	{{See also\|United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012#District 2}}		{{See also\|United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012#District 2}}
	He ran for the ] in the newly redrawn ], held by incumbent Republican U.S. Congresswoman ]. He was endorsed by the Anderson Tea Party and the Ohio Liberty Council, which is a coalition of Ohio Tea Party groups.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/political/elections_local/Wenstrup-upsets-Schmidt-for-2nd-Congressional-District-nomination \|title=Wenstrup upsets Schmidt for 2nd Congressional District nomination \|publisher=Wcpo.com \|date=March 7, 2012 \|accessdate=March 8, 2012}}</ref> In a surprise, he defeated her in the March Republican primary by 49%-to-43%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/Primary/OH \|title=2012 Ohio District 2 Primary \|publisher=Politico \|date= \|accessdate=March 8, 2012}}</ref> She carried six counties (all located in eastern part of the CD), while Wenstrup won the two most populous counties (both located in the western part of CD): ] (59%) and ] (50%).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=748435 \|title=OH District 2 - R Primary Race - Mar 06, 2012 \|publisher=Our Campaigns \|date= \|accessdate=March 8, 2012}}</ref>		He ran for the ] in the newly redrawn ], held by incumbent Republican U.S. Congresswoman ]. He was endorsed by the Anderson Tea Party and the Ohio Liberty Council, which is a coalition of Ohio Tea Party groups.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/political/elections_local/Wenstrup-upsets-Schmidt-for-2nd-Congressional-District-nomination \|title=Wenstrup upsets Schmidt for 2nd Congressional District nomination \|publisher=Wcpo.com \|date=March 7, 2012 \|accessdate=March 8, 2012}}</ref> In a surprise, he defeated her in the March Republican primary by 49%-to-43%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/Primary/OH \|title=2012 Ohio District 2 Primary \|publisher=Politico \|date= \|accessdate=March 8, 2012}}</ref> She carried six counties (all located in eastern part of the CD), while Wenstrup won the two most populous counties (both located in the western part of CD): ] (59%) and ] (50%).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=748435 \|title=OH District 2 - R Primary Race - Mar 06, 2012 \|publisher=Our Campaigns \|date= \|accessdate=March 8, 2012}}</ref>

	Wenstrup defeated ] William R. Smith ~~in the November general election. Wenstrup won~~ 59% to 41%<ref>http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/ohio/house/2/#.UJsY4KWtwhx</ref>		Wenstrup defeated ] William R. Smith, 59%-41%<ref>http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/ohio/house/2/#.UJsY4KWtwhx</ref>
	<ref>http://vote.ohio.gov/Results.aspx?race=U.S.%20House%20of%20Representatives</ref>		<ref>http://vote.ohio.gov/Results.aspx?race=U.S.%20House%20of%20Representatives</ref>

	===2014 election===
			;2014
	In his re-election campaign Wenstrup defeated ] Marek Tyszkiewicz. Wenstrup won 66.09% to 33.91%
			{{See also\|United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2014#District 2}}
			Wenstrup won re-election to a second term by defeating ] Marek Tyszkiewicz 66%-34%.<ref>http://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/house/ohio/</ref>

	===Tenure===		===Tenure===

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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
Political party	Republican
Residence	Cincinnati, Ohio
Education	University of Cincinnati, Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Profession	Podiatric Physician
Website	Representative Brad Wenstrup
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Brad Robert Wenstrup (born June 17, 1958) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Republican, 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 Lieutenant Colonel and an Iraq war veteran. He ran unsuccessfully for Cincinnati mayor in 2009.

Early life, education, and medical career

Wenstrup was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Joan (née Carletti) and Frank John "Jack" Wenstrup. His father was of German, Irish, and English descent, while his mother was of Italian ancestry. In 1976, he graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. Wenstrup graduated from the University of Cincinnati where he graduated cum laude with a BA in Psychology. For graduate school, he attended the William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine and earned a M.S. in Biology and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree. He has practiced podiatric medicine in Cincinnati for over 25 years.

2009 Cincinnati mayoral election

Wenstrup decided to challenge incumbent Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory in the November 2009 election. Mallory defeated him by a 54%-to-46% margin.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2012

He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in the newly redrawn Ohio's 2nd congressional district, held by incumbent Republican U.S. Congresswoman Jean Schmidt. He was endorsed by the Anderson Tea Party and the Ohio Liberty Council, which is a coalition of Ohio Tea Party groups. In a surprise, he defeated her in the March Republican primary by 49%-to-43%. She carried six counties (all located in eastern part of the CD), while Wenstrup won the two most populous counties (both located in the western part of CD): Hamilton County (59%) and Clermont County (50%).

Wenstrup defeated Democrat William R. Smith, 59%-41%

2014

Wenstrup won re-election to a second term by defeating Democrat Marek Tyszkiewicz 66%-34%.

Tenure

Wenstrup began his first term on January 3, 2013

Committee assignments

Personal life

Wenstrup is married to Monica Wenstrup (Klein). She works as a financial consultant.

References

http://beta.congress.gov/member/brad-wenstrup/2152/
"Brad Wenstrup". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/reps/wenstrup.htm
"Brad Wenstrup". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
"Wenstrup for Congress". Usabrad.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
"Cincinnati Mayor Race - Nov 03, 2009". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
"Wenstrup upsets Schmidt for 2nd Congressional District nomination". Wcpo.com. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
"2012 Ohio District 2 Primary". Politico. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
"OH District 2 - R Primary Race - Mar 06, 2012". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/ohio/house/2/#.UJsY4KWtwhx
http://vote.ohio.gov/Results.aspx?race=U.S.%20House%20of%20Representatives
http://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/house/ohio/
Shesgreen, Deirdre (2012-07-03). "Wenstrup has to plan for nuptials and November campaign". Politics Extra. Cincinnati: Gannett Company. Retrieved 2012-07-17.

External links

Congressman Brad Wenstrup official U.S. House website
Brad Wenstrup for Congress
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Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJean Schmidt	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd congressional district January 3, 2013 – present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byRandy Weber R-Texas	*United States Representatives by seniority* 424th	Succeeded byRoger Williams R-Texas

v t e Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Bernie Moreno (R) Vacant
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Greg Landsman (D) ▌David Taylor (R) ▌Joyce Beatty (D) ▌Jim Jordan (R) ▌Bob Latta (R) ▌Michael Rulli (R) ▌Max Miller (R) ▌Warren Davidson (R) ▌Marcy Kaptur (D) ▌Mike Turner (R) ▌Shontel Brown (D) ▌Troy Balderson (R) ▌Emilia Sykes (D) ▌David Joyce (R) ▌Mike Carey (R)

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd congressional district
Alexander Campbell Ross Woods Shields Corwin Webster Weller Cunningham Fisher Campbell Harrison Groesbeck Gurley Long Hayes Cary Stevenson Banning Young Jordan Brown Caldwell Bromwell Goebel Allen Heintz Stephens Tatgenhorst Hess Bigelow Hess Wagner Hess Clancy Luken Gradison Portman Schmidt Wenstrup Taylor

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