10 Facts About Phillip Brutus

Phillip Brutus received his bachelor's degree at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1982 and his JD degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1985.

Phillip Brutus had announced in 2009 that he would run for the seat in the United States House of Representatives previously held by Kendrick Meek.

Phillip Brutus mentioned that the district needed a leader who understood the community's needs and was able to implement policies that would advance its priorities.

Between 1999 and 2014, Phillip Brutus's campaign has been fined 18 times by the Florida Election Commission for missing required FEC filing deadlines.

Phillip Brutus was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 26,1957.

Phillip Brutus's father, Dr Paul E Brutus, was a Dental surgeon and professor at the State University Hospital School of Dentistry.

Phillip Brutus's mother, Marie-Therese Brun, was a kindergarten teacher before venturing into business.

Shortly after his arrival, Phillip Brutus's aunt decided to return to Haiti and left him with his older sister who was a year older than him.

Phillip Brutus cites that abrupt disruption as the reason he chose not to attend his senior class prom or even his high school graduation ceremony in 1976.

Phillip Brutus then enrolled at the Suffolk University School of Law, in Boston.