Matthew Bradford

Matthew Bradford
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 70th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2009[1]
Preceded by Jay R. Moyer
Personal details
Born October 23, 1975 (age 42)
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Renee Bradford
Residence Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Villanova University (B.A.), (J.D.)
Occupation attorney
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Matthew David Bradford (born October 23, 1975) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2] He serves the 70th district in Montgomery County.

Incident with Daryl Metcalfe

On December 5, 2017 during a committee meeting Bradford briefly touched the arm of Daryl Metcalfe. Metcalfe took issue with the unwanted touching saying "I'm a heterosexual. I have a wife. I love my wife. I don't like men as you might so stop touching me all the time. Keep your hands to yourself. If you want to touch somebody, you have people on your side of the aisle that might like it. I don't."[3] Metcalf claims he had repeatedly asked Bradford to stop touching him before the incident. Metcalfe has reportedly been a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage and homosexuality. In 2015, he called the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage "judicial tyranny." [3] Metcalf has since been criticized by Gov. Tom Wolf for the homophobic comment.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06.
  2. ↑ http://www.house.state.pa.us/BMC/Bios/PDF/1161.PDF
  3. 1 2 Vazquez, Megan (December 6, 2017). "Pennsylvania lawmaker calls fellow rep gay after he touched his arm". CNN. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Wolfe, Tom (December 6, 2017). "Tom Wolf criticizes Daryl Metcalfe over twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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