As a Gainesville City Commissioner from 2002 to 2008, Mayor Braddy chaired the Public Safety and Regional Utilities Committees and served on numerous other boards such as the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization and the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Since his time on the Commission, Mayor Braddy has served as Executive Director of the American Dream Coalition, a non-profit organization that promotes freedom, mobility and affordable homeownership. Mayor Braddy currently works at Santa Fe College. He has five children from ages 6-16 and lives in Gainesville, Florida. He enjoys being out on the river and reading historical works.