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John P. Hiler | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Indiana's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1981 –January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | John Brademas |
Succeeded by | Tim Roemer |
Personal details | |
Born | John Patrick Hiler April 24,1953 Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | La Porte,Indiana |
Education | Williams College (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
John Patrick Hiler (born April 24,1953) is an American politician and businessman who served five terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1981 to 1991.
Born in Chicago,Illinois,Hiler graduated from La Lumiere School,La Porte,Indiana,1971. He earned a B.A. from Williams College in 1975,and an M.B.A. from University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1977. He served as a marketing director for a business based in Indiana.
He later served as a delegate at the White House Conference of Small Business in 1980. He also served as a delegate for the Indiana State Republican conventions,from 1978 to 1980.
Hiler was elected as a Republican to the 97th and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3,1981 –January 3,1991). In 1980,he unseated 22-year Democratic incumbent and House Majority Whip John Brademas in a major upset that was driven largely by the national political climate and the Ronald Reagan vs. Jimmy Carter presidential election campaign. [1] He was reelected four times in hard-fought campaigns,but was narrowly defeated for reelection to the 102nd Congress in 1990 by one of Brademas' former staffers,Tim Roemer.
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