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Bradford R.
Kane

DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOROffice of Representative Jonathan L. Jackson

Works forDJonathan L. Jackson · Democratic · Illinois 1st District

Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL, July 2025–December 2025). Veteran congressional policy professional with decades of experience in health care, commerce, consumer protection, and international development policy. Early career roles include Legislative Counsel to U.S. Rep. Cardiss Collins, Counsel to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, and member of President Clinton's Task Force on Health Care Reform. Returned to Congress in 2019 as speechwriter and researcher for U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. Has served internationally as Strategy Council member of the United Nations Global Alliance on ICT & Development, CEO of the International Commission on Workforce Development, and Director of Strategic Initiatives at TechSoup Global. Author of "Pitchfork Populism: Ten Political Forces That Shaped an Election and Continue to Change America."

Last year's salary

$54,999

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

6.7y

5 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

1

$1,712 total

Career earnings

$482,135

Chapter I

Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Jonathan L. Jackson
forDJonathan L. Jackson · Democratic · Illinois 1st District
House
Jul 17, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Glenn Ivey
forDGlenn Ivey · Democratic · Maryland 4th District
House
Jan 6, 2023 to Jan 30, 2025
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Sheila Jackson Lee
forDSheila Jackson Lee · Democratic · Texas 18th District
House
Mar 8, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023
SPEECHWRITER AND RESEARCHER
House
Apr 2, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
SHARED EMPLOYEE
Office of Representative Maxine Waters
forDMaxine Waters · Democratic · California 43rd District
House
Apr 2, 2019 to Oct 15, 2019

Chapter III

Earlier career

Prior roles per public sources. May overlap with employment records based on salary filings above.

Speechwriter and Researcher
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Rep. Maxine Waters
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Director of International Development
TechSoup Global
CEO
International Commission on Workforce Development
Strategy Council Member
United Nations Global Alliance on ICT & Development
Counsel (Commerce and Consumer Protection)
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
Legislative Counsel
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Rep. Cardiss Collins

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

1 trip · $1,713 combined disclosed value.

Stanford, CA
House gift travel filing
Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 4, 2024
$1,713