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Bill Brodhead | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's17th district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Martha Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Sander Levin |
| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives | |
| In office January 13, 1971 – January 8, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Weldon Yeager |
| Succeeded by | Jack Legel |
| Constituency | 17th district (1971–1973) 2nd district (1973–1975) |
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| Born | William McNulty Brodhead (1941-09-12)September 12, 1941 (age 84) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kathleen |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Wayne State University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
William McNulty Brodhead (born September 12, 1941) is an American lawyer and formerpolitician fromMichigan who served four terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983.
Brodhead was born inCleveland, Ohio and attended elementary and secondary schools in Cleveland. He received aB.A. fromWayne State University inDetroit in 1965 and aJ.D. from theUniversity of Michigan Law School,Ann Arbor, in 1967.[1]
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He wasadmitted to theMichigan Bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Detroit. He was elected toMichigan House of Representatives in 1970 and was reelected in 1972, from a district in Detroit.[1]
In 1974,Martha W. Griffiths,Democratic incumbent for Michigan's 17th District to theUnited States House of Representatives was not a candidate for renomination. Brodhead won nomination as the Democratic candidate and was elected to theNinety-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1983.[1] While in Congress, Brodhead served on the House Ways and Means Committee and on the Budget Committee. Brodhead also served as Chair of the Democratic Study Group which was then the liberal caucus in the House.
He declined to run for reelection in 1982 and returned home to the Detroit area.
He became a partner in the Detroit law firm, Plunkett & Cooney, where he practiced from 1983 to 2003. Retiring from the law firm in October, 2003, he practiced on his own until 2006, when he retired completely.
While in law practice in Detroit, Brodhead served on many non-profit boards including Detroit Public Television, Mt. Carmel Hospital, Michigan's Children and the Citizen's Research Council. He served at various times as Board Chair of the Skillman Foundation, Covenant House Michigan, Focus:Hope and the Oakland Mediation Center.
In 1994, he was an unsuccessful candidate forU.S. Senator,[1] losing in the primary toBob Carr, who went on to lose in the general election toSpencer Abraham.
Brodhead now lives with his wife Kathleen, to whom he has been married since 1965, in Northern California. They have two adult children and a granddaughter who also live in Northern California. He serves on the board of directors of Covenant House, California.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 17th congressional district 1975–1983 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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