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John Hiler | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | John Brademas |
| Succeeded by | Tim Roemer |
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| Born | John Patrick Hiler (1953-04-24)April 24, 1953 (age 72) |
| Party | Republican |
| 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 aUnited States representative fromIndiana from 1981 to 1991.
Born inChicago, Illinois, Hiler graduated fromLa Lumiere School,La Porte, Indiana, 1971.He earned a B.A. fromWilliams College in 1975, and anM.B.A. fromUniversity 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.
In 1978, Hiler ran for theIndiana House of Representatives in the 7th district. However, he lost the general election.[1]
Hiler was elected as aRepublican to the97th and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991). In 1980, he unseated 22-yearDemocratic incumbent andHouse Majority WhipJohn Brademas in a major upset that was driven largely by the national political climate and theRonald Reagan vs.Jimmy Carter presidential election campaign.[2] He was reelected four times in hard-fought campaigns, but was narrowly defeated for reelection to the102nd Congress in 1990 by one of Brademas' former staffers,Tim Roemer.
He was deputy administrator at theGeneral Services Administration from 1991 to 1993.A business executive with Hiler Industries, he is a resident ofSouth Bend, Indiana.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 3rd congressional district 1981–1991 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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