Bryan Leib


Bryan Leib is an American conservative political commentator and activist. Leib served as the National Director for Americans Against Antisemitism and the Program Director of the Israeli-American Council. He was the Republican Nominee for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District in 2018.

Early life

Leib was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Voorhees Township, New Jersey in a Jewish household. Leib is the grandson of Dr. Henry L. Klein the former President of Harcum College. Leib attended Doane Academy for high school and received an associate degree from Community College of Philadelphia. Leib did not attend college after graduating high school and instead opted to serve as the Executive Vice President for his father's company, LEIB Solutions LLC. Around 2008, he moved back to Philadelphia to support and care for his grandmother, who was experiencing health issues.

Career

Leib has spent years dedicated towards the Jewish community. He has long served on the boards of multiple Jewish organizations including JNFuture and Young Friends of the National Museum of American Jewish History. In 2018, Leib was one of 15 millennials to participate in the Jewish Leadership Institute Mission through the Jewish National Fund. Leib served as the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Young Republicans in 2018. He is an active member of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
Leib was named to the Billy Penn Top 17 Who's Next in Politics in Philadelphia in 2015. Two years later, Leib was elected to serve as two-year term as Treasurer of the Philadelphia Young Republicans.
In 2018, Leib received national attention after speaking about the time a date walked out on him after finding out that he had voted for Donald Trump.
In 2019, Leib was named the Program Manager for Act.IL, a social networking app used to oppose anti-Israel sentiment on social media. In 2020, Leib went on to become the National Director of Americans Against Antisemitism, an organization founded by former Democratic New York State Assemblyman, Dov Hikind.
Leib has been featured as a contributor on Fox News and One America News Network. He has also written opinion-pieces for a variety of news sources including the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Patriot-News, the Times of Israel and the Jerusalem Post.

Congressional campaign

Leib was the Republican Nominee for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congress District in 2018. He ran on ideas such as creating term limits for members of Congress, balancing the federal budget, improving Pennsylvania's and the country's infrastructure and an improved US-Israel relationship. Leib failed to file campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission a total of seven times, leaving at least $2,165.54 in campaign funds unaccounted.
He was the only millenial to run for Congress as a Republican in Pennsylvania in 2018. Leib was defeated by incumbent Congressman, Dwight Evans.

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