WENSTRUP, BRAD DR.

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WENSTRUP, BRAD DR.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 2013-Present; Home State: Ohio; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $934,888Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Brad Wenstrup

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Monica; 1 Child: Brad Jr.

Birth Date: 06/17/1958

Birth Place: Cincinnati, OH

Home City: Cincinnati, OH

Religion: Catholic

Education

DPM, William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science,1985

BA, University of Cincinnati, 1980

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2012-present

Candidate, Mayor, City of Cincinnati, 2009

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Chair

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member

Subcommittee on Readiness, Member

Veterans' Affairs, Member

Professional Experience

Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve, present

Podiatric Surgeon, Private Practice, Cincinnati, Ohio

Combat Surgeon, Medical Service Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1998-2005

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Volunteer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Member, Board, Boys Hope/Girls Hope

Member, Cincinnati Rotary

Founder/President, Thank America First Foundation

Additional Information

Awards:

Combat Action Badge, United States Army Reserves; Bronze Star, United States Army Reserves

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Oppose People have rights to choose their lifestyle, so they must live by the consequences of their choice. Society needs practical restrictions on gay rights to foster family development.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 22

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
02/13/2015	H.R.1011	Show Your Exemption Act	02/13/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
04/25/2013	H.R.1305	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.	04/25/2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . (All Actions)

Total: 416

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/22/2017	H.R.1545	VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.953	Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2288	Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/02/2017	H.Con.Res.52	Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
04/26/2017	H.R.1876	Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/12/2017	H.R.1900	National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1565	Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1544	Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/28/2017	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/24/2017	H.R.1542	HELLPP Act
03/22/2017	H.R.1181	Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act	Passed	Yea
03/21/2017	H.R.1259	VA Accountability First Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/16/2017	H.R.1192	Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017
03/09/2017	H.R.1444	Voluntary Protection Program Act
03/02/2017	H.R.1156	Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
03/02/2017	H.R.799	Shift Back to Society Act of 2017
03/01/2017	H.R.1148	FAST Act of 2017

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