Breakfast with Congressman Brad Wenstrup

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Join us on Thursday, February 20, 2025, for a BREAKFAST (7:30-9:00 a.m.) meeting at the Cincinnati Women’s Club (330 Lafayette Ave, 45220), for a presentation by Congressman Brad Wenstrup

Congressman Brad Wenstrup represented Ohio’s Second Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 through 2025.  He experiences as a doctor, Army Reserve officer, Iraq War veteran, and small business owner helped him in Congress tackle the economic and security challenges facing the nation.

A Cincinnati native, Brad graduated from Saint Xavier High School and the University of Cincinnati.  He went on to earn a medical degree in Chicago as a podiatric physician and after completing his surgical residency, he established private practice in Cincinnati, treating patients for 27 years.

Brad served in U.S. Army Reserve from 1998 thru2022, retiring with the rank of colonel.  In 2005-06, he served a tour in Iraq as a combat surgeon and was awarded a Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge for his service. In 2018, Colonel Wenstrup was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for heroism. In 2022, Colonel Wenstrup was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal.

During his time in Congress, Brad fulfilled his Reserve duties by serving as the Medical Policy Advisor for the Chief of the Army Reserve as well as seeing patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda.

While in Congress, Brad served on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also served as Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, leading an after-action report into the nation’s response. Previously, Congressman Wenstrup spent six years on the Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. He also served for 4 years as a Co-Chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. As a member on the Ways and Means and Intelligence Committees, Brad worked to address the national health and systemic poverty issues, while strengthening our national security. He has long been a voice of support for America’s veteran community.

Brad and his wife, Monica, reside in Cincinnati with their two children.

RSVPs are required to attend, whether you are eating or not, so if you would like to attend, please click HERE by 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2025, or contact [email protected]. If you are not a current member of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati, please note lunches are $30, and payment will be collected at the door via cash, check, or credit card.  Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.