# Brad Hart

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{{short description|American attorney and politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Brad Hart
| office = Mayor of [Cedar Rapids](/source/Cedar_Rapids)
| term_start = January 2018
| term_end = January 2022
| predecessor = [Ron Corbett](/source/Ron_Corbett)
| successor = Tiffany O'Donnell
| party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| education = [Iowa State University](/source/Iowa_State_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))<br>[South Texas College of Law](/source/South_Texas_College_of_Law) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))
}}

'''Bradley G. Hart''' is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of [Cedar Rapids, Iowa](/source/Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa) 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/elections/brad-hart-wins-race-for-cedar-rapids-mayor-winning-runoff-against-monica-vernon-20171205|title=Brad Hart wins race for Cedar Rapids mayor|last=Morelli|first=B. A.|website=The Gazette|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>

== Education ==
Hart earned his bachelor's degree from [Iowa State University](/source/Iowa_State_University), followed by a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [South Texas College of Law](/source/South_Texas_College_of_Law) (then known as the "Houston College of Law").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bradleyriley.com/profiles/bradley-hart/|title=Bradley G. Hart|website=Bradley & Riley PC|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>

== Career ==
After graduating from law school, Hart began his career in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston_texas) before relocating to [Iowa](/source/Iowa) 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, [Monica Vernon](/source/Monica_Vernon). 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/attorney-brad-hart-wins-race-for-cedar-rapids-mayor/|title=Attorney Brad Hart wins race for Cedar Rapids mayor|date=2017-12-06|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> In the runoff, Hart earned 54.3 percent of votes to Vernon's 45.6 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2017/12/05/republican-brad-hart-wins-cedar-rapids-mayoral-election/|title=Republican Brad Hart wins Cedar Rapids mayoral election|date=2017-12-06|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cedar-rapids.org/local_government/city_council/mayor_and_city_council/mayor.php|title=Mayor of Cedar Rapids|website=www.cedar-rapids.org|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>

In February 2019, Hart appeared on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN) to discuss recovery from the [Iowa flood of 2008](/source/Iowa_flood_of_2008) and the growing infrastructure crisis in [Iowa](/source/Iowa).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?458835-1/mayor-hart-cedar-rapids-iowa|title=Mayor Hart on Cedar Rapids, Iowa {{!}} C-SPAN.org|website=www.c-span.org|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> Hart later met with President [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) to lobby for flood protection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/political-newcomer-brad-hart-climbs-learning-curve-20181219|title=Political newcomer Brad Hart climbs learning curve|last=Morelli|first=B. A.|website=The Gazette|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.kwwl.com/news/cedar-rapids/hart-announces-endorsement-of-odonnell-in-the-runoff-election-for-cedar-rapids-mayor/article_7fee97e6-4189-11ec-ad2a-d37b1be2618c.html | title=Hart announces endorsement of O'Donnell in the runoff election for Cedar Rapids mayor }}</ref> The runoff election was held on November 30, 2021, with O'Donnell overwhelmingly defeating Andrews.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.kcrg.com/2021/12/01/odonnell-capitalizes-runoff-will-be-next-cedar-rapids-mayor/ | title=O'Donnell capitalizes in runoff, will be next Cedar Rapids mayor }}</ref>

==See also==
* [List of mayors of Cedar Rapids, Iowa](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Cedar_Rapids%2C_Iowa)

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