Bob Brady
| Bob Brady | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st district |
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Assumed office May 19, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas M. Foglietta |
| Chair of the House Administration Committee | |
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In office May 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Juanita Millender-McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Dan Lungren |
| Chair of the Democratic Party of Philadelphia | |
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Assumed office June 16, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph F. Smith |
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April 7, 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Debra Brady |
| Website | House website |
Robert A. "Bob" Brady (born April 7, 1945) is the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, serving since 1998, and the ranking Democrat on the United States House Committee on House Administration since 2007. He has been the Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party since 1986, and is one of the few members of Congress who is also a county chairman (Philadelphia Democratic City Committee).
Brady was born in Philadelphia, the son of Enez (née Caterini) and Robert G. Brady, a police officer. His father was of Irish descent, and his maternal grandparents were immigrants from Italy. He graduated from St. Thomas More High School, but did not attend college, instead going to work as a carpenter. He became a part of the leadership of the union, and remains a member of several unions.
He was elected a precinct committeeman for the Democratic Party in 1968. When ward leader and then-City Council President George X. Schwartz was convicted and imprisoned in the Abscam scandal, Brady was elected to succeed him as Democratic Leader of the 34th Ward, a position that he still holds today. Since June 1986, Brady has been the Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party. He served as a staff aide in the Philadelphia City Council and a staff aide in the Pennsylvania State Senate. Brady has been an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission from 1991 until his election as a Congressman.
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