Brad Hart


Bradley G. Hart is an American attorney and politician, currently serving as Mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa since he defeated Monica Vernon in the December 5, 2017 runoff election. As the role of mayor is a part-time position, Hart continues to work as a business lawyer at Bradley & Riley. Hart is a Republican.

Education

Hart earned his Bachelor's degree from Iowa State University, followed by a Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law.

Career

After graduating from law school, Hart began his career in Houston, Texas before relocating to 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. 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 C-SPAN to discuss recovery from the Iowa flood of 2008 and the growing infrastructure crisis in Iowa. Hart later met with President Donald Trump to lobby for flood protection.