From OpenCongress Wiki

Bruce Braley is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the First Congressional District of Iowa since 2007.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Biography 2.1 Weekly radio address 2.2 2006 congressional election 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Local blogs and discussion sites 7.3 Articles

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

Click through the score to see the records of other members of Congress and full descriptions of the individual votes. Want to see someone else's scorecard added to the list? You can do it! Organization 2007 Scorecard Score - Agree ratio American Conservative Union 0 - 0/25 AFSCME - Americans for Democratic Action 90 - 18/20 U.S. Chamber of Commerce -

Iraq War

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, IA, Braley earned a Bachelor's Degree from Iowa State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa. He worked as an attorney with the law firm of Dutton, Braun, Staack, and Hellman. He and his wife Carolyn have three children.

Before running for Congress, Braley had not previously held elected office. 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.

Weekly radio address

On July 8, 2006, Braley was chosen to deliver the Democrats' weekly radio address. He criticized the Republican attempts to privatize Social Security.

2006 congressional election

Braley defeated Republican Mike Whalen to replace Rep. Jim Nussle (R-Iowa), who vacated the seat to make a failed run for governor.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Bailey Perrin Bailey LLP	$ 16,100
American Assn for Justice	$ 10,500
Teamsters Union	$ 10,500
Air Line Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
American Federation of Teachers	$ 10,000
American Postal Workers Union	$ 10,000
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America	$ 10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$ 10,000
Communications Workers of America	$ 10,000
Credit Union National Assn	$ 10,000
Deere & Co	$ 10,000
International Assn of Fire Fighters	$ 10,000
Ironworkers Union	$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
New Democrat Coalition	$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 10,000
Painters & Allied Trades Union	$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union	$ 10,000
United Auto Workers	$ 10,000
United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$ 10,000
United Steelworkers	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Bruce Braley from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Bruce Braley from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Bruce Braley from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Bruce Braley from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines
  • Subcommittee on Railroads
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Domestic Policy
  • Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, Chair

More Background Data

Contact

DC office
1408 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2911 Fax: 202-225-6666 Webform email
District offices
501 Sycamore St., Suite 623, Waterloo, IA 50703 Ph: (319) 287-3233 Fax: (none entered) 209 W. 4th St., Suite 104, Davenport, IA 52801 Ph: (563) 323-5988 Fax: (none entered) 350 W. 6th St., Suite 222, Dubuque, IA 52001 Ph: (563) 557-7789 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

Resources

• Bruce Braley for Congress, official campaign site.
• New Member Profile, National Journal.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Bleeding Heartland
• Political Forecast
• Century of the Common Iowan
• Blog for Iowa
• Diary of a political madman

Articles

• Braley: Helping 12-year-old through his cancer treatment, Quad City Times.
• Blue America: Bruce Braley IA-01, Fire Dog Lake.

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
Title: Rep	First name: Bruce	Middle name:	Last name: Braley
Suffix:		Nickname:
Party: D	State: IA	District: 01 District short: 1	Currently in office? True
Gender: M
Phone: 202-225-2911	Fax: 202-225-6666	Website: http://www.braley.house.gov/	Webform email: https://forms.house.gov/braley/webforms/issue_subscribe.html Email address:
DC office: 1408 Longworth House Office Building
Bioguide ID: B001259	Votesmart ID: 57382	FEC ID: H6IA01098	Govtrack ID: 412208
CRP ID: N00027464	Eventful ID: P0-001-000016720-7	Old Sunlight ID:	Twitter ID:
OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Bruce_Braley		YouTubeID: RepBruceBraley	Senate class:

Entered manually within the Template:Politician
Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees:
110th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform/Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform/Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Small Business, House Committee on Small Business/Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Railroads Pipelines and Hazardous Materials
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 7, 2006	First Took Current Office: January 4, 2007	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? Yes	Previous Political Work? None or Not Available	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
501 Sycamore St., Suite 623, Waterloo, IA 50703 Phone: (319) 287-3233 / Fax: 209 W. 4th St., Suite 104, Davenport, IA 52801 Phone: (563) 323-5988 / Fax: 350 W. 6th St., Suite 222, Dubuque, IA 52001 Phone: (563) 557-7789 / Fax:
Campaign Contact:
Website: Webform Email: / Email: Campaign Offices: Phone: / Fax:
Zip Code Affiliations:
Misc:
Date of Birth:

Latitude: 42°29′55.478″N
Longitude: 92°20′10.72″W Latitude: 41°31′24.604″N
Longitude: 90°34′32.313″W Latitude: 42°29′55.194″N
Longitude: 90°40′4.626″W