Eugene Vindman

Eugene Semyon Vindman (born Yevgeny Semyonovich Vindman; June 6, 1975) is an American politician, attorney, and retired U.S. Army officer.^[1] He is the member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Virginia's 7th congressional district since 2025. He was a deputy legal advisor for the United States National Security Council (NSC) until he was reassigned on February 7, 2020.^[2][3]

Eugene Vindman
Євген Віндман
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2025
Preceded by	Abigail Spanberger
Personal details
Born	Yevgeny Semyonovich Vindman (1975-06-06) June 6, 1975 (age 50) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Cindy Groff
Children	2
Relatives	Alexander Vindman (brother)
Education	Binghamton University (BA) Central Michigan University (MS) University of Georgia (JD) Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School (LLM)
Website	Campaign Website
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1998–2022
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Judge Advocate General's Corps
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal ;(6) Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (3) Army Achievement Medal (3)

Vindman became well known in October 2019 when his twin brother, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, testified before the United States Congress about the Trump–Ukraine scandal.

In 2024, Vindman won the Democratic Party nomination for Virginia's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives,^[4][5][6] Vindman won election to Congress in the general election for that office.^[7]