Former representative · Ohio's 2nd district
Brad R. Wenstrup
Brad R. Wenstrup served in Congress from 2013 to 2025, last as a Republican representative for Ohio's 2nd district. In the 118th Congress, 1,222 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 10, and cast 807 of 847 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- House
- Former
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2013
- Last term ended
- Jan 3, 2025
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 0.8%10 of 1,222 · rank 353 of 442 | 95%807 of 847 · rank 284 of 442 | 351 became law | 12%30 of 250 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 0.8%8 of 997 · rank 256 of 443 | 96%547 of 567 · rank 311 of 443 | 252 became law | 35%99 of 282 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 118th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.53+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 147–269· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–268· Against party
- H.R. 8998: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025NayJul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–267· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 145–273· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 125–295· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 121–298· Against party
- Jul 23, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 115–305· Against party
- H.R. 8771: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025NayJun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 109–303· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- H.R. 10545: American Relief Act, 2025Not votingDec 20, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 366–34
- Dec 19, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 174–235
- Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 381–20
- Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 404–1
- Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 369–37
- Dec 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 373–33
- Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 311–96
- Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 402–12
- Dec 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 210–201
- Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 348–39
- Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 382–12
- Dec 16, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 390–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
60 sponsored · 3 became law
How far they got
- Introduced4982%
- Reported by committee35.0%
- Passed one chamber58.3%
- Became law35.0%
Policy areas
- Health14
- Armed Forces and National Security13
- Taxation13
- Foreign Trade and International Finance6
- Government Operations and Politics3
- Social Welfare3
- Education2
- Emergency Management2
Latest activity
- H.R. 4818 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023Reported by committee· Health· Dec 27, 2024
- H.R. 1691 Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2024Reported by committee· Health· Dec 24, 2024
- H.Res. 1624 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, as an entity of the United States Postal Service, should issue a series of forever postage stamps to honor the sacrifices of servicemembers who have been designated prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for, and for other purposes.Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Dec 19, 2024
- H.Res. 1623 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the rate of chronic absenteeism in American schools must urgently be reduced, and for other purposes.Introduced· Education· Dec 19, 2024
- H.R. 8912 Securing America’s Titanium Manufacturing Act of 2024Introduced· Foreign Trade and International Finance· Dec 17, 2024
- H.R. 8793 Foster Care Adoption Oversight and Support ActIntroduced· Families· Dec 17, 2024
- H.R. 8260 Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization ActIntroduced· Health· Dec 17, 2024
- H.R. 8059 U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Parity Act of 2024Introduced· Foreign Trade and International Finance· Dec 17, 2024
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
No committee seats are listed.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Ohio's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $626.8M
- Per resident
- $797
- Rank in Ohio
- 5 of 15
- Contract actions
- 2,334
- New awards: 1,986
By fiscal year
- 580.7MFY2017
- 639.8MFY2018
- 770.8MFY2019
- 825.4MFY2020
- 808.8MFY2021
- 722.3MFY2022
- 787.6MFY2023
- 1BFY2024
- 1.1BFY2025
- 626.8MFY2026
Top buyers
- Department of Energy$391.9M63%
- Department of the Army$139M22%Department of Defense
- Department of the Navy$41M6.5%Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs$19.7M3.1%
- Federal Acquisition Service$13.9M2.2%General Services Administration
- Defense Logistics Agency$9.3M1.5%Department of Defense
- USTRANSCOM$8.2M1.3%Department of Defense
- Forest Service$2.2M0.3%Department of Agriculture
Top recipients
- SOUTHERN OHIO CLEANUP COMPANY LLC$377.3M60%2 awards
- 11 awards
- TREVIICOS SOUTH, INC.$42.5M6.8%1 award
- AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE OPERATING, LLC$15.9M2.5%1 award
- BRAYMAN CONSTRUCTION CORP$13.9M2.2%1 award
- HAMILTON PRODUCTS GROUP, INC.$8.9M1.4%647 awards
- AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL INC$8.1M1.3%3 awards
- OHIO VALLEY ELECTRIC CORPORATION$7.7M1.2%1 award
- VETERANS CONTRACTING, INC.$5.4M0.9%3 awards
- AMERICAN MADE SAFE & SECURITY LLC$3.1M0.5%239 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2024 cycle
- Raised
- $673.7K
- through Dec 31, 2024
- Cash on hand
- $459.4K
- From committees
- $359.6K
- 155 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $101K
- 50 PACs · 28% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2024
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bristol-myers squibb companybristol-myers squibb company political action committee (bms pac) | $5,000 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $8.8M |
| abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee | $5,000 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $90M |
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $5,000 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i | $5,000 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization | $4.8M |
| american college of emergency physiciansnational emergency medicine political action committee / american college of emergency physicians | $5,000 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANSAI match · 100% · the same organization | $92K |
| cardinal health inc.cardinal health inc. pac | $5,000 | CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $276.6M |
| bank of america corporationbank of america corporation federal pac | $5,000 | BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · of one corporate family | — |
| davita inc.davita inc. political action committee (dapac) | $4,000 | DAVITA INC.AI match · 97% · the same organization | $179.4M |
| national restaurant associationnational restaurant association pac (restaurant pac) | $2,500 | NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONAI match · 93% · of one corporate family | $2M |
| american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac) | $2,500 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $673.7K | $359.6K | $101K50 PACs · 28% of committee money |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.2M | $362.5K83 PACs · 30% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Ohio's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Ohio's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Ohio's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · Ohio's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · Ohio's 2nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- House · Ohio's 2nd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.