LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine - DPM (1985)

• William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine - BS, biology

• University of Cincinnati - BA, psychology (1980)

• St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Diploma (1976)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Ohio
  Brad Robert Wenstrup, 61.08%

  Republican
  Jaime Castle, 38.91%

  Democrat

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Ohio
  Brad Robert Wenstrup, 58.00%

  Republican
  Jill Schiller, 41.00%

  Democrat
  James Condit, 1.00%

  Green

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Ohio
  Brad Robert Wenstrup, 65.00%

  Republican
  William R. Smith, 32.82%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Ohio
  Brad Robert Wenstrup, 65.96%

  Republican
  Marek Tyszkiewicz, 34.04%

  Democrat

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Ohio
  Brad Robert Wenstrup, 58.63%

  Republican
  William R. Smith, 41.37%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Private practice

  Podiatric Specialist

• Thorek Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill.)

  Surgical Resident

Associated Organizations

Board membership:

• Christ Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio)

  Former Podiatric Surgical Residency Director

• Wellington Orthopedic and Sports Medicine (Cincinnati, Ohio)

  Former Operations Chair and Executive Committee Member

Board membership:

• City of Cincinnati, Ohio

  Board of Health Member

• Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati (Ohio)

  Advisory Board Member

• U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on Prisoners of War and Missing in Action

  Congressional Co-Chair

Fellowship:

• American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Membership:

• American Podiatric Medical Association Inc.

Credential:

• American Board of Podiatric Surgeons

  Board Certified

Own leadership PAC:

• Building and Restoring the American Dream Fund

Election campaign:

• Wenstrup for Congress (Ohio)

Awards

• Legion of Merit (U.S. Department of the Army) (Dec. 2022)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Legislative Award (National Rural Health Association) (2020)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (April 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Taxpayers' Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Sept. 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Soldier’s Medal for Heroism Award (April 2018)

• Legislator of the Year (HillVets) (April 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Lifetime Leadership Award (National Association of State Approving Agencies) (Feb. 14, 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2016)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Defender of Economic Freedom Award (Club for Growth) (March 2014)

Military History

• U.S. Army Reserve (1998-)

  Colonel

  Served in Iraq as a combat surgeon

Awards and Honors:

• Combat Action Badge

• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

• Iraq Campaign Medal

• National Defense Service Medal

• Armed Forces Reserve Medal

• Soldier's Medal

• Bronze Star

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Oversight and Accountability Committee
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Coronavirus Pandemic Subcommittee, Chair
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Chair
• House Ways and Means Committee
House Ways and Means Committee Health Subcommittee
House Ways and Means Committee Work and Welfare Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Air Cargo Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Burn Pits Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional College Football Caucus
• Congressional Defense Communities Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Italian-American Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Congressional Warrior's Caucus
• For Country Caucus
• Friends of Australia Caucus
• GOP Doctors Caucus, Co-Chair
• House Baltic Caucus
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House Republican Conference
• House Republican Healthy Future Task Force
• House Republican Healthy Future Task Force Treatment Subcommittee, Chair
• House Republican Study Committee, Steering Committee Member
• House Republican Study Committee National Security and Foreign Affairs Task Force
• Keeping Our Promises Working Group

Caught Our Eye

• Delta Dental associate returns to House GOP

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 18, 2019
  After a stint with the country's largest dental-plan system, a former staffer is back on the Hill. read more

• Familiar face to Ohio rep returns to an unfamiliar job

  Posted by LegiStorm on Oct. 24, 2017
  A familiar face to Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) has returned to a less-familiar job.  read more

• Pharma distributor picks up House legislative director

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 28, 2017
  A division of a pharmaceutical distribution giant snagged Rep. Brad Wenstrup's (R-Ohio) legislative director to head its federal government relations team. read more

• Freshman senator holds Congress's first Tumblr town hall

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 21, 2017
  Leave it to the new kids to pull some new technology tricks. read more

• Wenstrup goes Hollywood for latest legislative hire

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on May 16, 2016
  A sophomore Republican representative's latest staff search has taken a Hollywood turn. read more

• Congress reacts to Scalia's passing

  Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 16, 2016
  Congressional members and their staffers took to Twitter over the weekend to react to Justice Antonin Scalia's death and, in some cases, fire political barbs. read more

• Kanye declares his candidacy, Congress tweets

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 31, 2015
  With a reality TV star and business mogul already leading one side of the race for president in 2016, a multi-millionaire from the music industry had his own announcement on Sunday. read more

• Trump leads Twitter buzz on Capitol Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 27, 2015
  As billionaire Donald Trump surges in the 2016 presidential polls, Capitol Hill is obsessed, at least as measured by the tweets about him. read more