Bradley G. Hart is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of

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from 2018 to 2022. As the role of mayor is a part-time position, Hart continued to work as a business lawyer at Bradley & Riley during his term.

Education

Hart earned his bachelor's degree from

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, followed by a

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from the

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(then known as the "Houston College of Law").

Career

After graduating from law school, Hart began his career in

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before relocating to

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to work at Bradley & Riley, where he specializes in corporate mergers and business law. In the November 2017 Mayoral election, Hart competed against city councilor,

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. As neither candidate earned more than 50 percent of votes cast in the general election, both continued on to a runoff held in December 2017. In the runoff, Hart earned 54.3 percent of votes to Vernon's 45.6 percent. In February 2019, Hart appeared on

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to discuss recovery from the Iowa flood of 2008 and the growing infrastructure crisis in

. Hart later met with President

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to lobby for flood protection. Hart sought reelection to a second term as mayor in 2021. However, in November 2021, he failed to advance to the run-off, finishing only 41 votes behind second-place challenger Amara Andrews. In the subsequent runoff election, Hart endorsed fellow Republican Tiffany O'Donnell. The runoff election was held on November 30, 2021, with O'Donnell overwhelmingly defeating Andrews.

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