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Stephen Broden is a Republican politician from the state of Texas, currently running for the state's 30th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House^[1] against Democratic incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson.

Political Life

Broden has been actively involved in the pro-life movement since 1983 and is a spokesman for the black pro-life movement in Dallas.^[2] He is also a founder of Ebony Berean, an organization with a mission to inform African-American Pastors of the "Culture War".^[3]

He is a frequent speaker for the Tea Party movement^[4]^[5] and advocates for a return to what he considers proper Constitutional principles in government and the Judeo-Christian values that he claims undergird the founding of the United States of America.^[6] He is an outspoken supporter of the Second Amendment right to bear arms and a broad conception of the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

He has been a recurring political commentator on FOX News Channel,^[7]including numerous appearances on the Glenn Beck show.^[8]^[9]

He was awarded “Champion of the Republican Party” by the NRCC Business Advisory Council Texas and has also received the Ronald Reagan Gold Medal Award.^[10] From 1999-2002 he served as Republican Precinct Chairman in DeSoto, Texas.^[11]

On April 13, 2010 Broden won the Republican Primary Runoff Election with 67% of the vote and officially became the Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Texas's 30th congressional district.^[12]

He has been criticized for a remark in which he allegedly stated that "color matters" in the race for the 30th Congressional District.^[13]

Community Service Background

Broden is an advocate in the Fair Park and South Dallas areas for economic opportunity, quality education, and against legalized abortion. He founded the Fair Park Bible Fellowship Church in 1987 and serves as its Senior Pastor.^[14] He's served as President of the Fair Park Friendship Center for over 18 years and as its Executive Director for over 11 years.^[15] The Fair Park Friendship Center is a community resource center offering hands-on assistance to surrounding inner-city area families. They offer a variety of practical services, including a clothing store and back-to-school rally, where children from neighborhood families are provided with donated school supplies. Family counseling and other programs are also offered through the Fair Park Friendship Center.^[16]

Education and Personal Life

Broden graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor and then a Master of Arts degree in Communication, and he later studied at the Dallas Theological Seminary where he received a Master of Arts in Bible Studies.^[17]

He served as an Adjunct Professor at Dallas Baptist University from 1990–1992 and spent ten years in the private sector at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in Human Resources. He has been a business owner of several self-serve car-wash facilities and has also worked as a newscaster, disc jockey, and radio broadcaster. Currently he is a co-host on the Life and Liberty radio program for KSKY, 660 AM and is also a radio broadcaster of One-Minute "thought of the day" commentaries on this station.^[18] He serves as President of the African-American Alumni Association Executive Committee.

He has lived in the Dallas, Texas area for over 30 years. He is married to Donna W. Broden, and they have three children, Jamaal 29, Maia 27, and Stephenie 22.

References

[1] Broden for Congress Official Site

[2] Black Pro-Life Movement

[3] Dallas County Young Republicans Official Site

[4] Stephen Broden Inspired Tea Party Express Patriots

[5] 9/12, Tea Party Groups Plan Rallies Throughout Dallas Area

[6] Constitutionalist Pastor Stephen Broden's Political Star Rising

[7] Fox and Friends and Pastor Stephen Broden: Health Care as Population Control?

[8] Glenn Beck Issues Challenge to America's Pastors

[9] Glenn Beck: What Would Martin Luther King Think of America Today?

[10] Pastor Stephen Broden Receives Dallas Morning News GOP Recommendation

[11] Project Vote Smart

[12] 2010 Primary Runoff Elections

[13] Stephen Broden "color blind"?

[14] Note from the Pastor at Fair Park Bible Fellowship Church

[15] Point of View Radio Talk Show

[16] Fair Park Friendship Center/After School Program

[17] Life and Liberty Bio

[18] Co-hosts on the Life and Liberty program

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 He was awarded “Champion of the Republican Party” by the [[NRCC]] Business Advisory Council Texas and has also received the Ronald Reagan Gold Medal Award.<ref>[http://www.dallassouthnews.org/blog/2010/02/17/pastor-stephen-broden-receives-dallas-morning-news-gop-recommendation/ Pastor Stephen Broden Receives Dallas Morning News GOP Recommendation]</ref> From 1999-2002 he served as Republican Precinct Chairman in [[DeSoto, Texas]].<ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=117504 Project Vote Smart]</ref>
-On April 13, 2010 he won the Republican Primary Runoff Election with 67% of the vote and officially became the Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Texas's 30th congressional district.<ref>[http://www.texastribune.org/texas-election-results/texas-2010-election-primary-runoff/ 2010 Primary Runoff Elections]</ref>
+On April 13, 2010 Broden won the Republican Primary Runoff Election with 67% of the vote and officially became the Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Texas's 30th congressional district.<ref>[http://www.texastribune.org/texas-election-results/texas-2010-election-primary-runoff/ 2010 Primary Runoff Elections]</ref>
 He has been criticized for a remark in which he allegedly stated that "color matters" in the race for the 30th Congressional District.<ref>[http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/09/stephen-broden.html Stephen Broden "color blind"?]</ref>