Brad Carson

A Representative from Oklahoma. Born in Winslow, Navajo County, Ariz. , March 11, 1967. An enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Graduated from Jenks High School, Jenks, Okla. , 1985. B. A. , Baylor University, Waco, Tex. , 1989. Rhodes Scholar, M. A. , Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1991. J. D. , University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. , 1994. Lawyer, private practice. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2005). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. Business executive. United States Navy, 2008-2009. Faculty, University of Tulsa, Okla. , 2009-2012. General Counsel of the Army, United States Army, 2011-2014. Under Secretary of the Army, United States Army, 2014-2016. Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, United States Department of Defense, 2015-2016. Faculty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. , 2018-2021. President, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla. , 2021-present.