U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, was honored with the 2022 Texan of the Year award by the Texas Legislative Conference, a statewide business and policy forum, on Dec. 21.
Brady, who accepted the honor virtually, spoke about his career in the House of Representatives and reaffirmed his faith in elected officials.
“I’m pretty optimistic about the problems Congress can solve,” Brady said. “There are a lot of members of Congress who get up every day ... who don’t always have a spotlight on them. If you could see them and see how they work together, you’d have a greater confidence in the institution.”
Brady announced his retirement from the House on April 14 at the Economic Outlook Conference in The Woodlands. First elected in 1996, he served 13 terms in the House, including as the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.
