Brad R. Carson

Brad Rogers Carson is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma who served as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness from 2015 to 2016. In that role, he initiated a number of notable reforms to include opening up all combat positions to women, open service by transgender service members, and new recruiting and retention practices. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Brad R. Carson has 34 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2001 Forum as a Democratic Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd district. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2002 with an average of 888 views per program. Most appearances with Tom Coburn (5), Chuck Todd (2). Most common tags: Senate, Oklahoma.

Appearances by Title:March 27, 2014 - Present Undersecretary, U.S. Army, Department of Defense


Videos: 1

Previously

Undersecretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense April 2, 2015 - April 8, 2016 Videos: 2 U.S. Representative, D-OK 2nd January 3, 2001 - January 4, 2005 Videos: 31

Recent Appearances

  • Defense Department Personnel Policy

    Defense Department Personnel Policy

    Brad Carson talked about personnel policy within the Department of Defense. He said that cybersecurity was one area in which …

  • Sexual Assault in the Military

    Sexual Assault in the Military

    Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter released the Defense Department’s annual report on sexual assault in the military and anno…

  • Defense and National Security

    Defense and National Security

    Undersecretary of the Army Brad Carson talked about the Army’s biggest challenges and potential solutions. He identified thre…

  • Democratic Party Agenda

    Democratic Party Agenda

    The University of Virginia Center for Politics convened a panel to discuss the Future of the Democratic Party. Panelists incl…

  • 2004 Election Night Coverage

    2004 Election Night Coverage

    Live coverage of election results and election night activities was shown throughout the evening. At the end of the telecast …

  • Oklahoma Senate Debate

    Oklahoma Senate Debate

    Oklahoma Representative Brad Carson and former Representative Tom Coburn, candidates for the seat of retiring Senator Nickles…

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

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