Brad Hart

Bradley G. Hart is an American attorney and Republican politician, currently serving as Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa since he defeated Monica Vernon in the December 5, 2017 runoff election. As the role of mayor is a part-time position, Hart continues to work as a business lawyer at Bradley & Riley.[1]

Brad Hart
Mayor of Cedar Rapids
Assumed office
January 2018
Preceded byRon Corbett
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Alma materIowa State University (BA)
South Texas College of Law (JD)

Education

Hart earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University, followed by a Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law (then known as the "Houston College of Law").[2]

Career

After graduating from law school, Hart began his career in Houston, Texas before relocating to Iowa to work at Bradley & Riley, where he specializes in corporate mergers and business law. In the November 2017 Mayoral election, Hart competed against city councilor, Monica Vernon. As neither candidate earned more than 50 percent of votes cast in the general election, both continued on to a runoff held in December 2017.[3] In the runoff, Hart earned 54.3 percent of votes to Vernon's 45.6 percent.[4][5]

In February 2019, Hart appeared on C-SPAN to discuss recovery from the Iowa flood of 2008 and the growing infrastructure crisis in Iowa.[6] Hart later met with President Donald Trump to lobby for flood protection.[7]

References
  1. Morelli, B. A. "Brad Hart wins race for Cedar Rapids mayor". The Gazette. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. "Bradley G. Hart". Bradley & Riley PC. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. "Attorney Brad Hart wins race for Cedar Rapids mayor". The Seattle Times. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. "Republican Brad Hart wins Cedar Rapids mayoral election". Bleeding Heartland. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. "Mayor of Cedar Rapids". www.cedar-rapids.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  6. "Mayor Hart on Cedar Rapids, Iowa | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. Morelli, B. A. "Political newcomer Brad Hart climbs learning curve". The Gazette. Retrieved 2020-01-28.


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