Steve Buyer
| Steve Buyer | |
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| Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Leader | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Bob Filner |
| Succeeded by | Bob Filner |
| Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Speaker | Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Chris Smith |
| Succeeded by | Bob Filner |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Souder |
| Succeeded by | Todd Rokita |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Jontz |
| Succeeded by | Dan Burton |
| Personal details | |
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November 26, 1958 Rensselaer, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joni Buyer |
| Residence | Monticello, Indiana |
| Alma mater | The Citadel, Valparaiso University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1984–1987 (active) 1980–present (reserve) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
Stephen Earle Buyer (/ˈbuːjər/ BOO-yər; born November 26, 1958) is the former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district, and previously the 5th district, serving from 1993 until 2011. In 2012 Buyer started working for R.J. Reynolds, promoting the use of smokeless tobacco. He is a member of the Republican Party. Buyer holds the rank of Colonel in the United States Army Reserve.
On January 29, 2010, Buyer announced he would not seek a tenth term to the House to spend more time with his wife, who has incurable autoimmune disease. In January 2011, Buyer became a lobbyist for McKesson Corp.
Buyer was born in Rensselaer, Indiana. In 1976 he graduated from North White High School, where he had been class president. In 1980 he received a B.S. degree from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and in 1984 he received a J.D. degree from the Valparaiso University School of Law.
Buyer served three years on active duty in the Army between 1984 and 1987. His first job civilian job, from 1987 to 1998, was as an Indiana state deputy attorney general; he then started his own private law practice. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representative in November 1992, at age 33.
Buyer, as an Army reserve officer, had three years of active duty after graduating from law school in 1984. During the Gulf War (1990–1991), Buyer, then a captain, spent five months on active duty giving legal counsel to commanders and interrogating Iraqi P.O.W.s.
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