Steve Buyer

A Representative from Indiana. Born in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Ind. , November 26, 1958. Graduated from North White High School, Monon, Ind. , 1976. B. S. , The Citadel, Charlestown, S. C. , 1980. J. D. , Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Ind. , 1984. Lawyer, private practice. United States Army, 1984-1987. United States Army Reserve, 1980-2010. Indiana state deputy attorney general, 1987-1988. Legal counsel for the 22nd Theater Army in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2011). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President William Jefferson Clinton. Chair, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (One Hundred Ninth Congress). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.