John E. Bradley

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=John Bradley

| image name=JohnEBradley.png

| state_house=Illinois

| state=Illinois

| district=117th

| term_start = {{start date|2003|06}}

| term_end = {{end date|2017|01}}

| preceded=Gary Forby

| succeeded=Jim Kirkpatrick

| birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|05|10}}

| birth_place=Harrisburg, Illinois, U.S.

|party = Democratic

|otherparty =

|spouse = Michelle Bradley

|partner =

|relations =

|children = Three

|residence = Marion, Illinois, U.S.

|alma_mater = University of Texas (B.A.)
University of Illinois (J.D.)

|occupation =

| profession = Attorney

|committees =

}}

John Bradley (born May 10, 1971) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 117th District from his appointment in June 2003 to his resignation in January 2017. He served as an Assistant Majority Leader from 2013 to 2017.{{cite web|url= http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=1913|author=|title=Representative John E. Bradley (D) 117th District – Assistant Majority Leader|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|accessdate=2013-06-13}} The 117th district, located in Southern Illinois and parts of the Metro Lakeland area, includes all or parts of Benton, Buckner, Bush, Cambria, Carbondale, Carterville, Christopher, Colp, Crab Orchard, Creal Springs, Energy, Ewing, Freeman Spur, Granville, Hanaford, Herrin, Hurst, Johnston City, Macedonia, Marion, McLeansboro, Mulkeytown, North City, Orient, Pittsburg, Royalton, Sesser, Spillertown, Stonefort, Thompsonville, Valier, West City, West Frankfort, Whiteash, and Zeigler.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st17_il/sldl17117/DC10SLDL17117_001.pdf|title=State Legislative District Reference Map|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 25, 2019}}

He resigned in January 2017. His district manager Jim Kirkpatrick was appointed to succeed him and sworn in on January 4, 2017.{{cite news|last=Brewster|first=Nefeteria|date=January 3, 2017|title=State Rep. John Bradley retires from 117th District seat|url=http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-rep-john-bradley-retires-from-th-district-seat/article_df35af26-d72a-57b8-8850-3daa4b155096.html|newspaper=The Southern Illinoisan|location=Carbondale, Illinois|access-date=January 3, 2017}}