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Bernard R. Brady

Democratic

Picture of Bernard R. Brady
CA Blue Book (1954)
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1942 Democratic AD-19 17952 Win
11-07-1944 Democratic AD-19 22318 Win
11-05-1946 Democratic AD-19 21239 Win
11-02-1948 Democratic AD-19 19239 Win
11-07-1950 Democratic AD-19 17430 Win
11-04-1952 Democratic AD-22 42535 Win
11-02-1954 Democratic AD-22 20980 Win
11-06-1956 Democratic AD-22 24235 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: March 7, 1912 in San Francisco, CA
Married: Margaret Fegan Brady (Aide to San Francisco Mayor George R. Moscone)
Child: Bernard Finn Brady, Mary Anne Brady, Peter Brady, Catherine Brady, Owen Brady, Paul Brady, Carmel Brady and Margaret Burwell
Died: July 4, 1986 in San Francisco, CA

1968: Primary Candidate for AD-19 (Lost)

  • QUOTABLE: In 1954 Brady noted that "Money is needed by any government in limitless quantities because we can all enjoy greater comforts which could be provided. But the real problem is whether the tax load is equitable and the monies spent wisely."
  • Be Fruitful and Multiply: Brady had eight children.

Source: California Blue Book (1946), (1950)
Source: "Obituary: Bernard Brady", San Francisco Chronicle (7/6/1986)
Source: "Primary Ballot Studded With Comeback Efforts" by Richard Bergholz, Los Angeles Times (4/28/1968)