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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, 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 the district with 50.5% of the vote. He faces Republican congressman Bob Dold once again in the 2014 general election.

Early life, education, and business career
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. from Northwestern University in Industrial Engineering, Schneider worked on a kibbutz in Israel. He later returned to Northwestern to receive a M.B.A. from the Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1988.

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.

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. and faced Republican congressman Bob Dold in the general election on November 6, 2012. The non-partisan Rothenberg Political Report reported the 10th district election as "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 just 3,326 votes.

Tenure
Some consider him as a moderate Democrat   but he describes himself as a progressive. Schneider clarified in a Chicago Magazine interview: "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."

In Congress on July 24, 2013, Representative Schneider voted against the “Amash Amendment," which would have outlawed the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone record data.
 * National security

Schneider supports the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Obama
 * Health care

Schneider is endorsed by both the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and the Sierra Club. Schneider supports cap-and-trade, incentives for businesses to develop alternative energy systems, and tax credits for individuals to implement sustainable and renewable energy improvements in their homes.
 * Energy and environment

Schneider supports the repeal of the Bush tax cuts and supports “long-term, comprehensive tax reform” that would include heavier taxes on those with high incomes. On the topic of taxes Schneider has stated, "I believe in a progressive tax structure that fairly distributes the costs of government in a way that those of us fortunate to have more, carry more of the burden. But at the same time, everyone must have a stake in setting our priorities as well as supporting the costs."
 * Taxes and spending

His economic plan consists of targeted tax incentives for small and medium sized businesses who create jobs. He is in favor of infrastructure investment through a national infrastructure bank. He is strongly in support of public/private partnerships for research and development in new infrastructure and technology.

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 supports President Obama's timetables for withdrawal from Afghanistan, and also supports long-term economic partnerships. 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. He is for increased economic cooperation with China while still holding them accountable for their human rights violations. Schneider advocates for a strong relationship with Israel and their mutual recognition of an independent State of Palestine. He is endorsed by Council for a Livable World, a nuclear watchdog group. He is a supporter of the Israel advocacy group AIPAC and he also supports J Street. As a Congressman, he led a JUF mission of 25 people to Israel in May 2013.
 * Foreign policy

Committee assignments

 * Committee on Foreign Affairs
 * Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
 * Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
 * Committee on Small Business

2014 election
Schneider is running for re-election, challenged again by Republican Robert Dold.

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