{"id":60,"date":"2019-02-19T03:14:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T03:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.senatormikebrady.org\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2024-01-13T01:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T06:29:04","slug":"meet-mike","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/senatormikebrady.org\/meet-mike\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Mike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Senator Michael D. Brady represents Massachusetts\u2019 <\/span><b><i>Second Plymouth and Norfolk<\/i><\/b><b> district<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 consisting of the city of <strong>Brockton<\/strong> and the towns of <strong>East Bridgewater<\/strong>, <strong>Halifax<\/strong>, <strong>Hanson<\/strong>, and <strong>Whitman<\/strong>, all in the county of Plymouth; and the city known as the town of <strong>Randolph<\/strong>, Precincts 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and the town of <strong>Avon<\/strong> in the county of Norfolk.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1330&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<b>Career Highlights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong support of economic developments\/gateway cities, CORI reform and mortgage foreclosure legislation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named freshman legislator of the year by the Massachusetts Nurses Association in 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named legislator of the month by the Massachusetts Medical Society for the month of May 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Education &amp; Public Service<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Massasoit Community College<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brockton Public Schools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Life Insurance School<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northeastern University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MA Senate 2015 \u2013 Present<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MA House 2009-2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Massachusetts State Democratic Committee Member\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Brockton Democratic City Committee Member<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Plymouth County Democratic League Member<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brockton City Council Ward 2, 1997-2009; Brockton School Committee Ward 2, 1996-1997<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senator Brady is the <strong>Senate Chair<\/strong> of the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Committees\/Detail\/J23\/Committees\">Joint Committee on Public Service<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <strong>Senate Vice-Chair<\/strong> of the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Committees\/Detail\/J22\/Committees\">Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as<strong> Senate Vice-Chair<\/strong> of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Committees\/Detail\/J26\/Committees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Joint Committee on Revenue<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is also a member of the following committees:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Committees\/Detail\/S30\/Committees\">Senate Committee on Ways and Means<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Committees\/Detail\/J52\/Committees\">Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Committees\/Detail\/J31\/Committees\">Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Committees\/Detail\/J39\/Committees\">Joint Committee on Ways and Means\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From an early age, Mike Brady has been driven to give something back by serving his community. Throughout his childhood and to his adulthood, Mike has always worked well with others; it is a part of his character. Even now as an elected official Mike is well known for working in a bi-partisan collaborative manner to get results for the people he serves for. \u201cMike Brady works\u201d is a common refrain among constituents, as well as colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born and raised on Brockton\u2019s West Side, Mike grew up in a working class family. The youngest of three children, Mike learned a strong work ethic, love of family and sense of community very early on his life. Members of the \u201cGreatest Generation\u201d Mike\u2019s father, Bob, worked a career as a drywaller, while his mom, Edna, was employed as a seamstress. Later Mike\u2019s parents owned a local antique business based in East Bridgewater, becoming well known at various fairs and flea markets throughout the South Shore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Mike was just ten years old, tragedy struck. While walking to buy groceries for his mother at a neighborhood store, he was struck and seriously injured by a car. In a coma for a week, Mike spent three months in the hospital, followed by nearly a year of recovery at home. He received visits from the Bruins, Red Sox and Patriots, as well as received \u201cget well\u201d wishes from Senator Ted Kennedy and President Richard Nixon. It was during this time that Mike\u2019s drive toward public service began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople from across the Brockton area donated blood to help save the life of a stranger and the countless heart-felt well wishes I received while recovering are things you never forget,\u201d recalls Mike. \u201cIf not for our community, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019d be here today. The desire to serve and give something back has been with me ever since.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After attending Brockton Public Schools and graduating from Brockton High School, Mike paid his own way to attend Massasoit Community College while also working for Superior Bakery, as well as the Mulaire News and family-owned Brady Distributing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike went on to graduate from the Metro Life Insurance School and became a licensed insurance agent in Massachusetts, specializing in life, disability and annuity products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While working as an insurance agent, Mike answered the call to public service by first being elected to the Brockton School Committee. Mike then went on to be elected to the Brockton City Council where he served for fourteen years, representing Ward 2 with great pride. In 2008 Mike had the opportunity to better serve his community and was elected State Representative in November of 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike represented the people of the 9th Plymouth District in the House of Representatives. He served as Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets and has served as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Public Safety, as well as held seats on the Ways and Means, Public Health and Economic Development Committees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the sad loss of his friend and mentor Senator Tom Kennedy, Mike, with the blessing of Tom\u2019s family, was elected to fill the former 2nd Plymouth &amp; Bristol District in the Massachusetts Senate in November of 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike has also been Massachusetts\u2019 State Democratic Committeeman representing the former 2nd Plymouth and Bristol District since first elected in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to elected office, Mike has served on and volunteered with a wide variety of community organizations including: The Brockton Democratic City Committee, Save Our Libraries, Safe Neighborhood Initiatives, Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, NAACP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike strongly supports legislation funding and protecting public education, addressing climate change and global warming by incentivizing renewable energy resources, opioid abuse, economic development\/gateway cities and mortgage foreclosure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike continues to live on Brockton\u2019s West Side.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]State Senator Michael D. 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