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Bradley Scott Schneider (born August 20, 1961) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district, serving since 2013. Schneider, a former management consultant and industrial engineer from Deerfield, IL, won the March 20, 2012 primary election in a four way race against Ilya Sheyman, Vivek Bavda, and John Tree. He faced Republican congressman Bob Dold in the November 6, 2012 general election and won with 50.5% of the vote. In 2014, he is running for re-election in a rematch against former Republican congressman Bob Dold.

Early life, education, business career, and community involvement
Schneider was born on August 20, 1961, in Denver, Colorado, where he graduated from Cherry Creek High School. In 1983, after receiving a B.A. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University, Schneider worked on a kibbutz in Israel. He later returned to the Chicagoland area to receive a M.B.A. from the Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1988 and work for the consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Schneider worked as the managing principal of the life insurance firm Davis Dann Adler Schneider, LLC from 1997 until 2003 when he became the director of the strategic services group at Blackman Kallick. In 2008, he started his own consulting firm, Cadence Consulting Group, LLC, specializing in strategic planning for family owned businesses.

Before running for Congress, Schneider was an active member of the Jewish community, doing outside work for the Jewish United Fund, AIPAC and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

Tenure
Schneider campaigned as a moderate Democrat,   and often described himself as a progressive. In a Chicago Magazine interview, Schneider explained: "I’m pragmatic and a moderate. I’m willing to work with any Republican, with anyone who has a good idea. I’m not going to compromise my principles to do so, but I think we can find that common ground."

Environment
Schneider opposes any cuts the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative saying, "draconian cuts to this critical funding are unacceptable and leave our Great Lakes vulnerable to toxic waste, coastal erosion, decreasing water levels and invasive species." He supports the new EPA carbon emission standards for power plants. In his 2012 primary race, Schneider supported emissions trading, incentives for businesses to develop alternative energy systems, and tax credits for individuals to implement sustainable and renewable energy improvements in their homes.

Tax Policy
Schneider favors a mixture of spending cuts and tax increases to reduce the debt in a ratio of 3:1 respectively. He is open to cuts in across the budget including discretionary, defense and entitlement spending. Schneider supported the repeal of the Bush tax cuts and “long-term, comprehensive tax reform” that would include higher taxes on those with high incomes.

Small Business Policy
Schneider introduced the Accelerate Our Startups Act to make growth accelerators available for smaller businesses. He also was part of the bipartisan group that proposed the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act that makes it easier for startups to pitch to investors.

Foreign Policy and National Security
He is in favor of "broad and deep" sanctions on Iran to encourage the end of their nuclear weapons program and sales to terrorist organizations as well as covert actions to delay the proliferation of weapons to Iran. A long time advocate for AIPAC, Schneider supports a strong relationship with Israel and the an eventual two-state solution. As a Congressman, he led a JUF mission of 25 people to Israel in May 2013. He is in favor of "broad and deep" sanctions on Iran to encourage the end of their nuclear weapons program and sales to terrorist organizations as well as covert actions to delay the proliferation of weapons to Iran.

LGBTQ Community
Schneider advocates for full equality for the LGBTQ community including the right to marry and the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. In congress, he supported the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act.

Healthcare
Schneider supports the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama; however, he supports reforms to fix problems found in the law and increase transparency.

Committees

 * Committee on Small Business
 * Subcommittee on Health and Technology
 * Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Critical Access
 * Committee on Foreign Affairs
 * Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
 * Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

2012 election
Schneider defeated his opponents Ilya Sheyman, John Tree, and Vivek Bavda in the primary election on March 20, 2012 with 47% of the vote. He faced Republican congressman Bob Dold in the November 6, 2012 general election. The non-partisan Rothenberg Political Report declared the 10th district election "Leans Democrat" while Roll Call categorized the race as a toss up. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee placed significant focus on the race as part of their Red to Blue program. Schneider eventually defeated Dold in the general election, 51%-49%, a difference of 3,326 votes.

2014 election
Schneider is running for re-election in a rematch against Republican Robert Dold. As of July, 2014, Schneider's campaign had $1.9 million cash on hand and Dold's campaign had $1.65 million cash on hand.

Personal life
Schneider and his wife, Julie, live in Deerfield. They have two sons, Daniel and Adam.