Jeb Bradley
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Education and personal life
Bradley graduated in 1974 from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts.[Congress.org Bio] He owned and operated small businesses before he entered politics. He currently resides in Wolfeboro, NH. He lists skiing, snowboarding, and rock climbing as hobbies. His wife's name is Barbara and they have four children: Jan, Ramona, Urs and Sebastian.[Rep. Bradley's biography].Bradley's current memberships include: Christine Todd Whitman's It's My Party Too!, The Republican Main Street Partnership, The Republican Majority For Choice, Republicans For Choice and Republicans For Environmental Protection. #redirect
Pre-Congressional politics
Bradley served in the New Hampshire State House for twelve years, where among other legislation he sponsored the Clean Power Act, which set limits on power plant emissions. He was also chairman of the Science, Technology and Energy Committee, as well as the Joint Committee on Ethics.
Congressional Politics
First and second terms
Bradley was first elected to Congress in 2002, winning the Republican nomination in a field of eight candidates. He defeated Democrat Martha Fuller Clark in the general election. In 2004, Bradley defeated Justin Nadeau of Portsmouth to win a second term, receiving 67% of the vote Editors and staff (November 24, 2004) [New Hampshire election results 2004]. The Washington PostMembers of the media, colleagues and opponents have described Bradley as a moderate in the Republican Party.[Issues2000.org][Portsmouth Herald editorial][Dante Scala, as quoted in a story by New Hampshire Public Radio] However, others point to areas and positions which might complicate this label. He supported the war in Iraq, Medicare Part D the prescription drug subsidy, reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act, overseas abortion legislation, $5 billion dollar subsidy for the chinese nuclear program, yet opposed President Bush's energy bill. He has co-sponsored bills to loosen regulations on embryonic stem cell research. #redirect
Bradley serves on the Armed Services, Budget, Veterans' Affairs and Small Business committees.
2006 election
Bradley is seeking a third term in 2006, and he is unopposed for the primary on September 12, 2006. Five candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination, while another is running as a Libertarian. [Politics1.com page on the 2006 Congressional Election for NH.]References
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