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'''Kevin Patrick Brady''' (born April 11, 1955) is the U.S. Representative for Texas Congressional District 8th, serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. His congressional district includes part of northern Houston metro, including Montgomery County, and seven other rural counties north of the Houston metro area. He previously served as chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, from 2015 to 2018, where he was the lead writer of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.<ref>Debonis, Mike & Werner, Erica. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-how-republicans-passed-tax-overhaul-20171220-story.html How Republicans pulled off the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years], Chicago Tribune, December 20, 2017.</ref>