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Candidates' Biographical Information |
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for:
US Congress District 13, North Carolina |
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May 6, 2008 North Carolina Democratic Primary Election |
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Candidates' Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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The report below lists the candidate responses to Biographical Information issue questions. The responses were provided by Derald Hafner and Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller or were obtained from their websites. The candidates select the issues and questions for which they want to provide a response. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to the candidates. Many issues and questions had no responses - links are only provided where we have information. If there are many candidates for this office, you may have to scroll down to compare all responses. |
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Derald Hafner - D
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Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller - D
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60 |
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Brad Miller is North Carolina's first representative to its thirteenth and newest Congressional District -- a district that stretches from the state's capitol, Raleigh, along the Virginia border counties to Greensboro in the state's piedmont region.
As a member of the Financial Services Committee, Brad has quickly become a leader in protecting vulnerable consumers from unconscionable practices by the financial services industry. He is lead sponsor of legislation to protect consumers from predatory mortgage lending practices, legislation supported by a broad coalition of consumer and civil rights organizations.
Brad has been a leader for working Americans caught in a painful economic transition. Brad founded the Community College Caucus in the House to rally support for the important role of community colleges in adult education and job training.
As a member of the Science Committee, Brad has been a leader in supporting basic research. He is the lead sponsor of legislation to help research universities obtain patents and prepare business plans for commercial uses for the product of their research. |
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Born in 1953, Rep. Miller was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Brad and his wife of 21 years, Esther Hall, live in Raleigh. |
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Miller is a product of North Carolina's public schools, attending Terry Sanford Senior High in Fayetteville and later the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his undergraduate studies. He also holds a masters degree from the London School of Economics and a law degree from Columbia University. |
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Brad served as law clerk to Judge J. Dickson Phillips, Jr. of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for one year following his graduation from law school.
He practiced law in Raleigh from 1980 until his election to Congress. |
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None. |
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In 1992, Brad was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he served two years. He was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1996, where he served six years.
n 2002, Brad was elected to Congress to represent a new district gained by North Carolina after the 2000 Census. Brad now serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Science and Technology Committee. He also serves on the Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.
In his role as Chairman on the Science Subcommittee, Brad has led investigations into efforts to alter scientific research for political advantage and into waste and fraud in government agencies. He has continued to push for innovation and research into alternative energy sources on the Science and Technology Committee. |
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Brad and Esther attend the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh, where Esther is a member of the vestry. |
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In 1992, Brad was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, where he served two years. As a member of the House, he wrote North Carolina's safe gun storage law.
Brad was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1996, where he served six years. As a member of the North Carolina Senate, Brad introduced legislation to expand North Carolina's domestic violence law; to reduce air pollution from cars and trucks; to freeze new or expanded hog lagoons; to limit the influence of political patronage in state government hiring; and to protect consumers from dishonest automobile mechanics by prohibiting garages from charging for work not authorized by the consumer.
Brad Miller is North Carolina's first representative to its thirteenth and newest Congressional District. As a member of the Financial Services Committee, Brad has quickly become a leader in protecting vulnerable consumers from unconscionable practices by the financial services industry.
Brad founded the Community College Caucus in the House to rally support for the important role of community colleges in adult education and job training.
As a member of the Science Committee, Brad has been a leader in supporting basic research. |