Steve Buyer
Steve Buyer | |
|---|---|
| Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lane Evans |
| Succeeded by | Bob Filner |
| Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Smith |
| Succeeded by | Bob Filner |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jontz |
| Succeeded by | Todd Rokita |
| Constituency | 5th district (1993–2003) 4th district (2003–2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Earle Buyer November 26, 1958 Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joni Buyer |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | The Citadel (BS) Valparaiso University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1984–1987 (active) 1980–2011 (reserve) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Army JAG Corps |
| Conflict | Gulf War |
| Criminal details | |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Sentenced |
| Criminal charge | Insider trading |
| Penalty | 22 months in prison Forfeit $354,027 Pay a 10,000 dollar fine |
Stephen Earle Buyer (/ˈbuːjər/ BOO-yər; born November 26, 1958) is a former Republican politician who served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district, and 5th district, from 1993 until 2011. Buyer served as one of the House managers (prosecutors) in the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999. He chaired the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs from 2005 to 2007.
On January 29, 2010, Buyer announced he would not seek a tenth term to the House to spend more time with his wife, who had an incurable autoimmune disease. Buyer was under investigation for ethics violations with respect to the Frontier Foundation that he had founded. In 2012, Buyer started working for R.J. Reynolds, promoting the use of smokeless tobacco.
In July 2022, Buyer was arrested and charged with insider trading for buying shares of Sprint and Navigant Consulting before both were acquired by other companies, which he knew before the information was made public. Buyer was found guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 22 months in prison.