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Dave Brat

1964 - Today

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David Alan Brat (born July 27, 1964) is an American politician and academic who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2014 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2014 after successfully primarying House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Brat narrowly lost re-election in 2018 to Democrat Abigail Spanberger. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Brat is the 20,025th most popular politician, the 20,562nd most popular biography from United States and the 1,577th most popular American Politician.

Dave Brat is most famous for his upset victory in the 2014 Republican primary against House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, which marked a significant moment in American politics. He is known for his libertarian-leaning views and has served as a U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district.

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Among people born in 1964, Dave Brat ranks 1,214Before him are Gloria Bamiloye, Debora Patta, Santosh Sivan, Tosh McKinlay, Jim Florentine, and Billy Davies. After him are Lynn Nottage, Ian Healy, Jared Huffman, Drew Massey, Juliana Donald, and Yvette Clarke.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dave Brat ranks 1,573Before him are Brenda Villa (1980), and Cedric Richmond (1973). After him are Linda Sánchez (1969), Jamaal Bowman (1976), Tim Griffin (1968), Matt Blunt (1970), Nia Abdallah (1984), Andy Kim (1982), Kwame Kilpatrick (1970), Jared Huffman (1964), Marti Malloy (1986), and Dan Lipinski (1966).