Bradley T. Roae ( ) (born April 6, 1967) is a

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member of the

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, representing the 6th legislative district, which consists of parts of

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. He was first elected in

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. Roae attended

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, graduating in 1990. He then worked a commercial underwriter for

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, while holding several part time jobs early in his career, in order to pay down his student loan debts. He is an EMT and a volunteer firefighter with the East Mead Volunteer Fire Department. Following the

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, Roae successfully challenged 15-year incumbent Teresa Forcier, campaigning on a promise to leave office after two terms. Roae then went on to defeat Democrat Keith Abbott in the general election. Upon taking his seat, Roae was appointed to the newly formed Speaker's Commission on Legislative Reform. He refuses to use the legislature's taxpayer-funded mass-mailing "newsletters" and public service announcements. Initially, he claimed he would decline to use a vehicle from the legislature's taxpayer-funded fleet, the $152

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, and did not keep the legislature's automatic annual Cost Of Living Adjustment. According to a 2015 article by the Erie Times News though, while his expenses were the lowest among local lawmakers, he spent $13,323 during the previous two-year period
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After the 2020 Presidential election, Brad Roae was one of 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for withdrawing certification of presidential electors, despite there being no evidence of fraud, and despite Joe Biden winning Pennsylvania by over 80,000 votes. This was also federal appeals brought by the

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campaign were dismissed due to lack of evidenc
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Committee assignments

* Commerce, chair * Health

References

External links

Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Brad Roae
Official Pennsylvania House website
Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus - Representative Brad Roae
Official party website
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