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 |
Victoria Spartz (née Kulheyko) (Ukrainian: Вікторія Кульгейко, romanized: Viktoriya Kul'heyko);[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]
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]