John P. Hiler | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 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.
Biography
[edit]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.
Congress
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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.
Later career
[edit]He was deputy administrator at the General Services Administration from 1991 to 1993. A business executive with Hiler Industries, he is a resident of South Bend, Indiana.
References
[edit]- ^ Kevin Allen. "Brademas obituary". South Bend Tribune.
- United States Congress. "John P. Hiler (id: H000586)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
[edit] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress