Terrence L Bracy

Bracy served as an aide to Congressman Udall from 1966-1976. In this position, he worked on important reform measures, including the Alaska Native Claims Act, the Campaign Reform Acts of 1971 and 1974, the Colorado River Basin Act of 1968, as well as numerous other bills dealing with parks and wilderness, clean energy technologies, and governmental reorganization. Bracy also worked on Congressman Udall's presidential campaign in 1976. In 1994, Bracy was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the Board of Trustees and subsequently elected the first chair of the Udall Foundation. He was reappointed by President Clinton in 1998 and by President George W. Bush in 2006. In 1964, Bracy received his undergraduate degree from St. Louis University. He received his graduate degree in political science from the University of Arizona. Bracy currently serves as the chief executive officer of Bracy Tucker Brown & Valanzano, a consultancy firm in Washington, D.C. Early in his career, Bracy was news editor at the NBC affiliate in Tucson, Arizona. He also taught courses in American government at the University of Arizona. In January 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed Bracy to the post of assistant secretary of transportation.