Bruce Braley

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Bruce Braley
Bruce Braley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 4, 2007
Preceded by Jim Nussle
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born October 30, 1957 (age 49)
Grinnell, Iowa
Political party Democratic
Spouse Carolyn Braley
Religion Presbyterian

Bruce Braley (born October 30, 1957) is the Democratic Congressman for the United States Congress, in Iowa's first Congressional District in the 2006 election. The district lies in northeastern Iowa and includes Davenport, Bettendorf, Cedar Falls and Waterloo.

Braley was born October 30, 1957 in Grinnell, Iowa. His family owned a farm in nearby Brooklyn, Iowa. Braley attended college at Iowa State University, and he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa. He was admitted to the bar and has served as a trial lawyer in Waterloo since 1983.

As an attorney, Braley served as president of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association. He and his wife were named couple of the year by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northeastern Iowa. Braley and his wife, Carolyn, have three children, Lisa, David and Paul.

Braley won this open seat after eight term Republican congressman Jim Nussle stepped down to make an unsuccessful run for Governor in 2006. The 1st had been trending Democratic for some time; it has supported the Democratic candidate for president in every election since 1988. The district, numbered as the 2nd District for most of the time from statehood until 2003, became even more Democratic with the addition of Davenport and Bettendorf. Braley is the first Democrat to represent the district since 1979.

Despite having never held elected office, Braley was named chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology. He also serves on the Oversight and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.

On July 8, 2006, Braley was chosen to deliver the Democrats' weekly radio address. He spoke on the issue of Social Security. [1]


[edit] Electoral history

D. Bruce Braley- 113,724 55%
R. Mike Whalen- 89,471 43%
P. James Hill- 2,184 1%
Lib. Albert Schoeman- 1,224 1%

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    Preceded by
    Jim Nussle    		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Iowa's 1st congressional district
    2007-    		 Succeeded by
    Incumbent
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    Senators: Chuck Grassley (R), Tom Harkin (D)

    Representative(s): Bruce Braley (D), David Loebsack (D), Leonard Boswell (D), Tom Latham (R), Steve King (R)

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