“It's just wrong to work your whole life to build up a nest egg, build your own business - you pass away, and Uncle Sam can swoop in and take away nearly half of everything you've earned. Can you imagine that? Having to sell off most of your land just to keep it from the government, just to save the house.”

American politician

Kevin Patrick Brady is an American politician and Republican who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2023. The district included northern Houston, including The Woodlands. He was a long-serving member of Congress, representing the district for more than two decades. His public career is tied to Texas politics and the Houston area, especially the northern part of the city and its surrounding communities.