Brian Bilbray
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 50th district |
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In office June 6, 2006 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Duke Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Duncan D. Hunter |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 49th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Lynn Schenk |
| Succeeded by | Susan Davis |
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January 28, 1951 Coronado, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Bilbray |
| Children | 5 |
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Imperial Beach, California (1995–2006) Carlsbad, California (2006–2010) San Diego, California (2010–present) |
| Alma mater | Southwestern College |
| Occupation | Tax consultant |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Brian Phillip Bilbray (born January 28, 1951) was the U.S. Representative for California's 50th congressional district, serving from 2006 to 2012, and previously for the 49th district from 1995 to 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. Bilbray was Chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus and a member of the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee. His subcommittee assignments on the Energy and Commerce Committee were as follows: Oversight and Investigations, Communication and Technology, and Energy and Power.
On June 6, 2006, Bilbray won a special election as representative for California's 50th congressional district to serve out the remaining seven months of the term of fellow Republican former Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who resigned after pleading guilty to accepting $2.4 million in bribes. Bilbray won re-election in the November 2006 general election and represented the 50th district until decennial redistricting. Due to district realignment from decennial redistricting, he ran as the incumbent in the 52nd district in the 2012 general election, but lost to Democrat Scott Peters.
Bilbray was born in Coronado, California, and grew up in Imperial Beach, California. He graduated from Mar Vista High School and attended Southwestern College, a community college in Chula Vista, California. He worked as a tax consultant before entering politics. A Roman Catholic, he and his wife, Karen (née Walker), have five children, one of whom, Brian Pat, is a current member of the Imperial Beach city council.
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