David T. Bradley (November 13, 1952 – February 19, 2022) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate representing District 10 from January 14, 2013, to 2021. Bradley served non-consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from January 2003 until January 10, 2011 in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 seat. He was a State Senator representing District 10 starting in 2012 after defeating incumbent Frank Antenori (R).

Education and early life

Bradley attended a Catholic seminary as a teenager, where he stated that he was abused by an older seminarian. Bradley was born in

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

, Washington. He served in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

. Bradley earned his BS in

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

from the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

, his MEd in counseling from

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia w ...

, and his MBA from the

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree level ...

Elections

* 2000 When House District 9 incumbent Republican Representatives William McGibbon ran for Arizona Senate and Lou-Ann Preble left the Legislature, leaving both seats open, Bradley ran unopposed in the September 12, 2000, Democratic Primary, winning with 6,486 votes, but in the four-way November 7, 2000, General election, lost to Republican nominees Marian McClure and

Randy Graf Randy J. Graf (born 1957) is a former member of the Arizona State House. He was the Republican nominee for in 2006. Background Graf grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin and graduated from Southwest High School in 1977. Graf has worked as a club ...

. * 2002 Redistricted to District 28, and with incumbent Republican Representatives Carolyn Allen and Wes Marsh both running for Arizona Senate and leaving both seats open, and Republican Representative Edward Poelstra redistricted from District 14, Bradley ran in the five-way September 10, 2002, Democratic Primary, placing second with 5,340 votes; in the November 5, 2002, General election, fellow Democratic nominee Theodore Downing took the first seat and Bradley took the second seat with 22,322 votes ahead of Representative Poelstra. * 2004 Bradley and Representative Downing were challenged in the three-way September 7, 2004, Democratic Primary; Representative Downing placed first and Bradley placed second with 6,250 votes; in the five-way November 2, 2004, General election, Representative Downing took the first seat and Bradley took the second seat with 37,003 votes ahead of Republican nominees Bill Phillips, Richard Dale, and Libertarian candidate Daniel Hickman. * 2006 With Democratic Representative Downing running for Arizona Senate and leaving a District 28 seat open, Bradley ran in the four-way September 12, 2006, Democratic Primary, taking second with 8,675 votes; in the three-way November 7, 2006, General election, fellow Democratic nominee Steve Farley took the first seat and Bradley took the second seat with 30,575 votes ahead of Republican nominee Bill Phillips. * 2008 Bradley and Representative Farley were unopposed for both the September 2, 2008, Democratic Primary where Bradley placed second with 9,568 votes, and the November 2, 2010, General election, where Representative Farley took the first seat and Bradley took the second seat with 43,845 votes. * 2010 Bradley ran for one of the two open seats on the

Arizona Corporation Commission The Arizona Corporation Commission is the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Arizona, established by Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution. Arizona is one of only fourteen states with elected commissioners. The Arizona Constitution expli ...

in the three-way August 24, 2010, Democratic Primary and placed second with 139,191 votes; fellow Democratic nominee Jorge Luis Garcia died before the November 2, 2010, General election, where Republican Senator

Brenda Burns Brenda Burns (born November 22, 1950) is an American politician, real estate agent and member of the Republican Party from the state of Arizona who served as a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2011 to 2015. Elected in 2010, she wa ...

took the first seat and incumbent Republican Commissioner

Gary Pierce Gary L. Pierce (born c. 1952) is a former Arizona Corporation Commissioner and a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives. Political career In the House of Representatives, Mr. Pierce served as the Majority Whip (2005–2006). He ...

took the second seat. * 2012 Redistricted to District 10, and with incumbent

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

Senator

Linda Gray Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American film, stage and television actress, director, producer and former model, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the CB ...

retiring and leaving the Senate District 10 seat open, and Republican Senator Frank Antenori redistricted from District 30, Bradley was unopposed for the August 28, 2012, Democratic Primary, winning with 18,139 votes, and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 48,509 votes (54.7%) against Senator Antenori. * 2014 Ran against the moderate Republican Mark Morrison. Bradley won and retained his seat as the incumbent.

Personal life and death

Bradley was married to Deborah D'Amore. He died from cancer in California on February 19, 2022, at the age of 69.

References

External links

Official page
at the Arizona State Legislature
Campaign site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, David 1952 births 2022 deaths 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party Arizona state senators Deaths from cancer in California Democratic Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives Military personnel from Seattle Old Dominion University alumni Politicians from Seattle Politicians from Tucson, Arizona University System of Maryland alumni University of Phoenix alumni