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| In office 1997–present |
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| Preceded by | Jack Fields |
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| Born | April 11, 1955 Vermillion, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cathy Brady |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is a Republican politician from the state of Texas. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that stretches from the northern part of Harris County and Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Jack Milton Fields Jr (born February 3, 1952) is a Texas Businessman and a former Republican member of the United States Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Vermillion is a city in and the County seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
Brady was born in Vermillion, South Dakota, one of five children of William and Nancy Brady. Vermillion is a city in and the County seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U His father, a lawyer, was killed in 1967 in a courtroom shooting in Rapid City, S. D. , when Brady was 12 years old.
Brady graduated from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where he also became a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. The University of South Dakota, the state’s oldest university was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882 Lambda Chi Alpha ( ΛΧΑ) headquartered in Indianapolis Indiana, is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC and one of the largest A chamber of commerce executive who also served on the Rapid City Common Council, Brady moved to Texas to work for the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1990 from The Woodlands, the first Republican to hold the seat since Reconstruction. He served three terms.
Congressman Jack Fields chose not to run for re-election in 1996 and Brady ran for his seat in the U.S. House, District 8 (map). Jack Milton Fields Jr (born February 3, 1952) is a Texas Businessman and a former Republican member of the United States Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that stretches from the northern part of Harris County and Brady faced fellow Republican Eugene Fontenot four times in 1996 due to court-ordered redistricting. Fontenot led Brady in the primary in March, but Brady won the runoff election in April and two subsequent elections that stretched into December. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates The two-round system (also known as the second ballot or runoff voting) is a Voting system used to elect a single winner Brady has won reelection five times without serious opposition and serves as a deputy minority whip.
As a Congressman, Brady has advocated victims' rights, free and fair trade, and called for replacing the income tax with a federal sales tax. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, in 2004 he restored the sales tax deduction, which had been eliminated in 1986. Recently, Brady acted as the point man for President Bush to steer the Central America Free Trade Agreement through the House. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. However, he is best known for supporting a federal "sunset" law that would require every federal program to justify its existence to taxpayers or face elimination. He has introduced this bipartisan bill at the beginning of every Congress. It was approved overwhelmingly by the House as an amendment in 2004 but did not progress further. In 2006 it passed the Government Reform Committee but did not reach a floor vote.
Brady's East and Southeast Texas district was hard hit by Hurricane Rita and he has led the Texas recovery effort in the U. S. House.
On October 7, 2005, Brady was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol while in South Dakota to receive the University of South Dakota's Distinguished Alumni award. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a Motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or Drugs to the degree that mental and South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. He was returning from a reception with his mother, wife, sister and brother-in-law in the rental car, which was stopped for a non-working tailight. He faced a fine of up to $1,000 and a year in jail. [1] He pleaded no contest. la Nolo contendere is a legal term that comes from the Latin for "I will not contend it Upon his misdemeanor conviction on November 8, he was fined $350, and his right to drive in South Dakota was suspended for 30 days. A misdemeanor, or misdemeanour, in many common law legal systems is a "lesser" criminal act Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration [2] Before his sentencing, Brady had stated that "no one is above the law" and he would accept "every consequence" of his actions, even if that meant a jail sentence. "To me, regardless of how this turns out, what it says is that you don't get behind the wheel. " Conroe (Texas) Courier.
External links
- U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, U. S. House site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — Kevin Brady profile
- Kevin Brady for U.S. Congress official campaign site
| Preceded by Mike McKinney |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 15 (The Woodlands) 1991–1997 |
Succeeded by Tommy Williams |
| Preceded by Jack Fields |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 8th congressional district 1997 – present |
Incumbent |
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