Monica Wehby
| Monica Wehby | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 7, 1962 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Grant (Divorced 2007) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
University of Notre Dame (BS) Baylor College of Medicine (MD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Monica Wehby (/ˈwɛbiː/ WEB-ee; born May 7, 1962) is an American physician and politician from the state of Oregon. She was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate from Oregon in the 2014 election against Democratic incumbent Jeff Merkley.
Her candidacy attracted national attention after she released a widely praised television advertisement that featured a former patient explaining how Wehby had saved her unborn daughter's life. However, the subsequent scrutiny uncovered allegations of stalking and harassment made against Wehby by former partners and found that significant parts of the policy platforms on her website had been plagiarized. Wehby struggled following these and other issues and ultimately lost the election to Merkley by a large margin, 55.8% to 37.1%.
Wehby was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father was a Certified Public Accountant, and her mother was a registered nurse. Her grandfather immigrated from Lebanon.
Raised a Catholic, she graduated from Father Ryan High School in 1979 and went on to earn a BS in Microbiology and a BA in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.
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