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Bradley earned a bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University ( Springfield, Ohio).

After working as an executive at a banking company, Bradley served as a member of the city council of Columbus, Ohio, for 11 years.

In 2002, when Governor of Ohio Bob Taft was running for re-election, his current lieutenant governor, Maureen O'Connor, decided to run for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. As a result, Taft needed another running mate and Bradley got the nod. The 2002 election marked the first time that both candidates for lieutenant governor were black women. The Taft-Bradley ticket easily defeated the Democratic challengers, Tim Hagan and Charleta Tavares and Bradley became Ohio's first African-American lieutenant governor and the first African-American woman to serve as Lt. Governor in the United States.

After taking office, Bradley was appointed by Taft to head the Ohio Department of Commerce . She also heads the Clean Ohio Council and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency . In 2004, the governor also appointed Bradley to the "Jobs Cabinet."

Bradley's husband is Michael Taylor.