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|state=Virginia
|state=Virginia
|district=7th
|district=7th
|terms=November 12, 2014 – present
|terms=November 12, 2014 – January 3, 2019
|preceded=[[Eric Cantor]]
|preceded=[[Eric Cantor]]
|former=n
|former=n
'''David Alan "Dave" Brat''' (born July 27, 1964) is a strong [[conservative]] who served as the Republican Congressman for Virginia's 7th District. Brat shocked the nation with his historic defeat of House Majority Leader [[Eric Cantor]] in the June 2014 [[Republican]] primary after being outspent 40 to 1. Prior to politics, he was a Director of Economics at Randolph–Macon College.<ref>[http://faculty.rmc.edu/dbrat/ David A. Brat, Department of Economics and Business]</ref> His campaign message was simple, run on the Republican party platform that Cantor had ignored. In the [[2014 Midterm Elections]], Brat defeated his fellow faculty member Democrat Jack Trammell.
'''David Alan "Dave" Brat''' (born July 27, 1964) is a strong [[conservative]] who served as the Republican Congressman for Virginia's 7th District. Brat shocked the nation with his historic defeat of House Majority Leader [[Eric Cantor]] in the June 2014 [[Republican]] primary after being outspent 40 to 1. Prior to politics, he was a Director of Economics at Randolph–Macon College.<ref>[http://faculty.rmc.edu/dbrat/ David A. Brat, Department of Economics and Business]</ref> His campaign message was simple, run on the Republican party platform that Cantor had ignored. In the [[2014 Midterm Elections]], Brat defeated his fellow faculty member Democrat Jack Trammell.
Brat was defeated in the 2018 general election, a bad year for House Republicans overall.<ref>Binder, John (November 6, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/06/conservative-dave-brat-defeated-by-democrat-abigail-spanberger/ Conservative Dave Brat Defeated by Democrat Abigail Spanberger]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 8, 2018.</ref>
Brat was defeated in the 2018 general election, a bad year for House Republicans overall.<ref>Binder, John (November 6, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/06/conservative-dave-brat-defeated-by-democrat-abigail-spanberger/ Conservative Dave Brat Defeated by Democrat Abigail Spanberger]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 8, 2018.</ref> He was later hired as the dean of [[Liberty University]]'s business school.<ref>Samuels, Brett (January 2, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423525-recently-defeated-gop-rep-named-dean-at-liberty-university-business-school Ousted GOP lawmaker David Brat named dean at Liberty University business school]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 2, 2019.</ref>
David Brat's upset victory over Eric Cantor led to the creation of the verb ''[[Cantorize]]''.
David Brat's upset victory over Eric Cantor led to the creation of the verb ''[[Cantorize]]''.