John P. Hiler
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = John P. Hiler
|image = Congressman John P. Hiler.png
|state = Indiana
|district = {{ushr|IN|3|3rd}}
|term_start = January 3, 1981
|term_end = January 3, 1991
|predecessor = John Brademas
|successor = Tim Roemer
|birth_name = John Patrick Hiler
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|4|24}}
|birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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|party = Republican
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|residence = La Porte, Indiana
|education = Williams College (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA)
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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
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
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.{{cite news | url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/12/former-indiana-congressman-john-brademas-dies/46223209/ | author=Kevin Allen | newspaper=South Bend Tribune | title=Brademas obituary}} 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=
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
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External links
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Category:La Lumiere School alumni
Category:Williams College alumni
Category:University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni
Category:People from La Porte, Indiana
Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
Category:20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives