Dave Brat
American economist and professor at Randolph–Macon College
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Dave Brat's Degrees
- PhD Economics American University
- Masters Divinity Princeton Theological Seminary
- Bachelors Business Administration Hope College
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, David Alan Brat is an American politician and academic. A member of the Republican Party, Brat served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2014 to 2019. Brat came to national prominence when he defeated the U.S. House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, in the 2014 Republican primary in Virginia's 7th congressional district. His primary victory, which he achieved with the support of the Tea Party movement, made Brat the first primary challenger to oust a sitting House Majority Leader since the position's creation in 1899. Brat went on to win the 2014 general election and was re-elected to Congress in 2016. During his congressional tenure, Brat was known as a conservative Republican and a member of the Freedom Caucus. He was defeated by Democrat Abigail Spanberger in the 2018 election.
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