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David Alan "Dave" Brat (born July 27, 1964) is an American economist and member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving Virginia's 7th congressional district. Prior to his election to Congress, Brat was a professor at Randolph–Macon College. A Republican, he serves on these House Committees: Budget, Education and Workforce, and Small Business. Brat defeated Democratic nominee Jack Trammell and Libertarian nominee James Carr on November 4, 2014. Brat earlier defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the district's 2014 Republican primary on June 10, 2014. Brat's primary victory over Cantor made him the first primary challenger to oust a sitting House Majority Leader since the position's creation in 1899, and is considered one of the biggest upsets in congressional history. ==Early life and education== Brat was born in Detroit on July 27, 1964.〔http://www.nationaljournal.com/article/533729〕 Brat's father, Paul, was a Doctor of Internal Medicine; his mother, Nancy, was employed as a social worker in Alma, Michigan, where he was raised.〔 His family moved from Alma to Minnesota when David, the oldest of three boys, was in junior high.〔 Brat graduated from Park Center Senior High School in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.〔 Brat attended Hope College in Michigan and received a B.A. in Business Administration in 1986; he also graduated with a Master's Degree in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1990 and earned a Ph.D in economics from American University in 1995.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=David Brat )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dave Brat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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