Brad Wenstrup

Brad Robert Wenstrup (born June 17, 1958) is an American politician, Army Reserve officer, and Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, 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 in the U.S. Army Reserve and an Iraq war veteran.

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 cum laude with a BA in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. He then attended the William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine where he earned an MS in Biology and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree. He practiced podiatric medicine in Cincinnati for over 25 years.

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

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%.

2016

Wenstrup won re-election to a third term, defeating Democrats William Smith and Janet Everhard (write in) 65%-32.82%-2.17%

Tenure

Wenstrup began his first term on January 3, 2013

Committee assignments

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • Subcommittee on Military Personnel
• Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
  • Subcommittee on Health
• United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee
  • Emerging Threats Subcommittee

• "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. 
• "Ohio Congressional District 2 election results". msnbc.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015. 
• "2014 Elections Results". ohio.gov. Retrieved April 22, 2015. 
• "Ohio Election Results 2014: House Map by District, Live Midterm Voting Updates". POLITICO. Retrieved April 22, 2015. 
• http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2016Results.aspx

Wenstrup is married to Monica Wenstrup (Klein). She works as a financial consultant. They have one son, Brad, Jr.