Victoria Spartz
Victoria Spartz (née Kulheyko) (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).);[2] born October 6, 1978) is a Ukrainian-American politician and businesswoman. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th congressional district since 2021.[3]
Victoria Spartz | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Susan Brooks |
Member of the Indiana Senate from the 20th district | |
In office October 1, 2017 – November 17, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Luke Kenley |
Succeeded by | Scott Baldwin |
Personal details | |
Born | Viktoriya Kulheyko October 6, 1978 Nosivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Jason Spartz (m. 2000) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Kyiv National Economic University (BS, MBA) Indiana University, Indianapolis (MAcc) |
Website | Campaign website |
Spartz is the first Ukrainian-born member of the U.S. Congress and the first member born in a then-Soviet Republic.[4][5][6]
She was a member of the Indiana Senate from the 20th District.[7]
In February 2023, Spartz announced that she would not run for reelection or any other office in 2024.[8]
Victoria Spartz Media
Spartz (second from left) joins President Biden, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Vice President Harris, and Senator Ben Cardin for the signing of the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022. May 2022
References
- ↑ "Американська сенаторка родом із Носівки". golos.com.ua. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ↑ Bozhok, Snizhana (November 12, 2020). "Вікторія Спартц: як українка потрапила в Конгрес і до чого тут потяг у Москву". BBC News Ukrainian (in українська).
- ↑ "Republican Victoria Spartz wins Indiana's 5th Congressional District race". indystar.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ↑ "The first Ukrainian-born member of Congress". The Ukrainian Weekly.
- ↑ Schultz, Marisa (December 26, 2020). "Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz, raised in Soviet country, says it's 'crazy' for Americans to want socialism here". Fox News.
- ↑ "FIRST TIME IN HISTORY A UKRAINE-BORN PERSON WILL SERVE IN THE U.S. CONGRESS - VICTORIA SPARTZ, INDIANA'S 5th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT". www.usubc.org.
- ↑ "List of All Offices and Office Holders". Capitolandwashington.com. March 5, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ↑ Fowler, Ashley (3 February 2023). "US Rep. Victoria Spartz will not run for office in 2024". WISH-TV. https://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/us-rep-victoria-spartz-will-not-run-for-office-in-2024/. Retrieved 3 February 2023.