Brad Schneider

Democrat Representative of Illinois's 10th district

Representative
Illinois, district 10
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Illinois, district 10
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Illinois, district 10
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Illinois, district 10
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Illinois, district 10
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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August 20, 1961 (63 years old)

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American businessman and politician
Served as U.S. representative for a district including Chicago’s northern suburbs
Worked as a management consultant and industrial engineer before entering politics
First elected to Congress in 2012, lost reelection in 2014, but won again in 2016 and has been reelected since
Graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a Master of Business Administration
Founded his own consulting company, Cadence Consulting Group, in 2008
Describes himself as a moderate Democrat and progressive, focusing on pragmatic solutions
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress
Advocates for “100 percent pro-choice” stance on abortion, endorsed by Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America
Supports EPA carbon emission standards, emissions trading, and incentives for alternative energy development
Backs broad sanctions on Iran and supports giving F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
Proposed legislation to regulate privately made firearms to curb gun violence
Supports the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and opposes its repeal
Favors same-sex marriage and a 3:1 ratio of spending cuts to tax increases for debt reduction
Voted against the Amash–Conyers Amendment to stop NSA surveillance programs
Co-sponsored a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour
Serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Ways and Means
Member of the New Democrat Coalition and Problem Solvers Caucus
Lives in Deerfield with his wife and two sons; his nephew is a Democratic politician in Rhode Island
Ranked as one of the wealthiest members of Congress in the early 2010s
Led missions to Israel as part of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago and has been involved with AIPAC and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Tested positive for COVID-19 in January 2021 after the U.S. Capitol attack
Was planning to march at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park when a mass shooting occurred, but was unharmed