Six-Term GOP Rep. Brad Wenstrup To Retire In 2024

Roll Call reports:

Rep. Brad Wenstrup, an Ohio podiatric surgeon representing what is considered a safe Republican Cincinnati-area seat in Congress, announced late Thursday that he will retire at the end of this term.

In a nearly three-and-a-half-minute video, Wenstrup, the chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, vowed to “run through the tape” before he leaves Congress, working to “help reveal the facts about the origins of COVID.”

A Cincinnati native, Wenstrup represents a district that backed former President Donald Trump by 45 percentage points in 2020. Wenstrup won reelection in 2022 with nearly 75 percent of the vote.

Read the full article. First elected in 2012, Wenstrup has a 0% rating on LGBTQ issues from the Human Rights Campaign. In December 2020, he was among the 126 GOP House reps who opposed the certification of Biden’s win.

A heartfelt message. pic.twitter.com/XshgO24H5t

— Brad Wenstrup (@bradwenstrup) November 10, 2023

We all have mixed emotions tonight, good brother. We’re truly happy for you & your beautiful family, but very sad to know you’ll be leaving Congress. You’re one of the best men & most honorable public servants who have ever graced these halls. Thx for ALL of your service!

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) November 10, 2023