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After a Supreme Court case on congressional districts, Bush v. Vera, Texas was forced to hold a new election with redrawn congressional district lines. In the November general election, held in jungle primary format, Brady came in first with 41% of the vote. In the December 1996 runoff election, Brady defeated Fontenot again. This time it was a 59% to 41% victory for Brady. | After a Supreme Court case on congressional districts, Bush v. Vera, Texas was forced to hold a new election with redrawn congressional district lines. In the November general election, held in jungle primary format, Brady came in first with 41% of the vote. In the December 1996 runoff election, Brady defeated Fontenot again. This time it was a 59% to 41% victory for Brady. | ||
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Revision as of 20:49, January 21, 2021
| Kevin Brady | |
Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Neal |
|---|---|
Chair of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means
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| In office November 5, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Ryan Sam Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Richard Neal |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's Texas 8th Congressional District district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Fields |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 15th district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Mike McKinney |
| Succeeded by | Tommy Williams |
| Born | April 11, 1955 Vermillion, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Patronella m. 1991 |
| Children | 2 |
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.[1]
Early life
Brady grew up in South Dakota, where he attended college at the University of South Dakota. After college he went to work for the Rapid City, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce. He later took a job for the Beaumont, Texas Chamber of Commerce. His last private sector job was with The Woodlands, Texas Chamber of Commerce.
Texas House of Representatives
In 1990, Brady was elected to represent District 15 in the Texas House of Representatives. The district is centered on The Woodlands, Texas.
U.S. Congress, Texas Congressional District 8th
Upon the retirement of Jack Fields, who represented the Texas Congressional District 8, Brady decided to run for the open seat. Brady did not receive 50% of the vote in the initial 1996 Republican primary, so he had to compete in a runoff against, Dr. Gene Fontenot. Brady won the runoff with a 53%–47% margin.
After a Supreme Court case on congressional districts, Bush v. Vera, Texas was forced to hold a new election with redrawn congressional district lines. In the November general election, held in jungle primary format, Brady came in first with 41% of the vote. In the December 1996 runoff election, Brady defeated Fontenot again. This time it was a 59% to 41% victory for Brady.
References
- ↑ Debonis, Mike & Werner, Erica. How Republicans pulled off the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years, Chicago Tribune, December 20, 2017.