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Bob Brady
Bob Brady

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
May 19, 1998
Preceded by Tom Foglietta
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born April 7, 1945
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Spouse Debra Brady
Religion Roman Catholic

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Robert A. "Bob" Brady (b. April 7, 1945) is a politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Since 1998, he has represented the Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Pennsylvanias first district includes primarily central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport, and other small sections of Delaware County. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...

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Early biography

Brady was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After high school, Brady went to work as a carpenter and was rather corpulent. Brady was elected a precinct committeeman for the Democratic Party in 1968. When his wardleader, 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. Brady served as a staff aide in the Philadelphia City Council and a staff aide in the Pennsylvania State Senate. He has been the chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party since winning election to that position in June, 1986, and a member of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission from 1991 until his election as Congressman. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislative branch of Pennsylvania government. ...


Running for Congress

When 17-year Congressman Thomas M. Foglietta resigned from the House of Representatives upon being named Ambassador to Italy, Brady was unopposed by any Democrats in a primary and won the general election in the heavily Democratic district. Brady was sworn in on May 19, 1998. Thomas M. Foglietta (December 3, 1928 - November 13, 2004) was an American politician from the state of Pennsylvania, most notable for his time in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1997. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...


As a Congressman, Brady still spends most of his time running the Philadelphia Democratic Party while mediating disputes in the city between politicians and between labor unions and management. Brady co-teaches a course at the University of Pennsylvania, which many consider as odd, because although it is a highly regarded school, Brady does not have not having a college education, and the fact Penn that has stifled graduate students' attempts to organize a union. He is currently the only county chairman serving as a member of Congress, a fact which gives him added access to national Democratic Party candidates and leaders. In his 21 years as Chairman of Philadelphia's Democratic Party, officials of that party have faced over a thousand federal corruption counts. Brady rarely sponsors any legislation or makes any speeches in the House of Representatives. A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... This article is about the private university in Philadelphia. ...


Mayoral election

On January 25, 2007 Brady announced that he would seek the Democratic Party nomination for mayor of Philadelphia. He is the second sitting U.S. Congressman after Chaka Fattah to announce his candidacy. On March 6th, Brady failed to list his city pension on the financial-interests statement he filed with his nominating petitions Tuesday, the Daily News reports, leaving him open to a challenge that could potentially end his campaign. In the 1999 Mayoral Race, Former Congressman Ozzie Myers who was expelled from the house due to involvement in the Abscam scandal, tried to start a campaign for Mayor but was removed off the ballot due a similar error where he did not list his income as a public speaker.Also, John Braxton, a former judge running for city controller, was thrown off the ballot in 2005 for failing to list six rental properties he owned. On March 9th, Milton Street filed a a petition challenge to remove Brady off the ballot due to this error and on March 12th, attorney Paul Rosen on befalf of Mayoral candidate Tom Knox also filed a petition challenge[1],[2] The general election for the next mayor of Philadelphia will take place on November 6, 2007. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Chaka Al Fattah, born Arthur Davenport (21 November 1956 in Philadelphia), has served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1994, representing the 2nd Congressional district of Pennsylvania (map), which includes North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, a very small portion of Northeast Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township... A pension is a steady income given to a person (usually after retirement). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... T. Milton Street T. Milton Street, Sr. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... Tom Knox is an American businessman and politician. ...


Rep. Brady's official mayoral race website is located at http://www.bobbradyworks.com/


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Preceded by
Thomas M. Foglietta
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

May 19, 1998 - Present
Incumbent

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