Kevin Patrick Brady is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he became a leading voice on economic policy and fiscal matters. He notably served as the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee from 2015 to 2019. During his chairmanship, Brady was the key architect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code.