1. Brian Phillip Bilbray was born on January 28,1951 and is an American politician who served in the US House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2013.
22 Facts About Brian Bilbray
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Brian Bilbray was born in Coronado, California, and grew up in Imperial Beach, California.
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Brian Bilbray worked as a tax consultant before entering politics.
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Brian Bilbray is a cousin of former Nevada Democratic Representative James Brian Bilbray.
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Brian Bilbray became interested in politics when an extensive program of eminent domain was proposed for Imperial Beach.
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From 1985 to 1995, Brian Bilbray was a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
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In 1994, Brian Bilbray won the Republican nomination for the, now the 53rd district, which included most of San Diego, and defeated freshman Democrat Lynn Schenk in the Republican landslide of that year.
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Brian Bilbray's clients included San Diego Gas and Electric Company; the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians; the San Diego Regional Airport Authority; Conquer Cancer and Alzheimer's Now; Los Angeles County; and Federation for American Immigration Reform.
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Brian Bilbray is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
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Brian Bilbray ran in the 2006 special election to fill the vacancy in caused by the resignation in December 2005 of fellow Republican Duke Cunningham, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of conspiracy and tax evasion, and subsequently went to jail.
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In March 2005, Brian Bilbray moved to Carlsbad, California, to take care of his mother, who owns a home there.
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Brian Bilbray then faced the top vote getters of all the other parties in a runoff election on June 6,2006: Democrat Francine Busby, Libertarian Paul King, and William Griffith, an independent.
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However, Brian Bilbray was sworn in before the vote count was official.
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Brian Bilbray appeared as a named plaintiff residing in Virginia.
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Brian Bilbray authored legislation that would have reformed the federal budget process.
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Brian Bilbray positioned himself as moderate on some social issues while conservative on immigration and fiscal matters.
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Brian Bilbray is a signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
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Brian Bilbray is a member of both the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership and the conservative Republican Study Committee, two groups with conflicting positions on policy.
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Brian Bilbray served multiple terms in the US House of Representatives.
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Brian Bilbray represented California's 49th congressional district, which includes parts of San Diego County.
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Brian Bilbray was elected to Congress in a special election in 2006 and subsequently reelected.
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In October 2011, Brian Bilbray voted for a bill that would prohibit public funding for abortions.