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Bill Brady (politician)

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Bill Brady
Brady speaks toIllinois National Guard(2017)
Minority Leader of theIllinois Senate
In office
July 1, 2017 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byChristine Radogno
Succeeded byDan McConchie
Member of theIllinois Senate
from the 44th district
In office
May 1, 2002 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byJohn Maitland
Succeeded bySally Turner
Member of theIllinois House of Representatives
from the 88th district
In office
January 1993 – January 2001
Preceded byGordon Ropp
Succeeded byDan Brady
Personal details
Born(1961-05-15)May 15, 1961(age 63)
Bloomington,Illinois,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNancy Brady
Children3
EducationIllinois Wesleyan University(BA)

William E. Brady(born May 15, 1961)[1]is an American politician who was aRepublicanmember of theIllinois Senatefrom May 2002 until his resignation in December 2020.

Brady also served in theIllinois House of Representatives,representing the 88th District from 1993 to 2001 and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Illinois in2006,2010,and2014.

Early life, education and career

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Brady was born on May 15, 1961, inBloomington, Illinois.He graduated fromCentral Catholic High SchoolandIllinois Wesleyan University.[citation needed]

A millionaire real estate developer and broker,[2]Brady is an owner of ReMax Choice and co-owner of Brady Homes, founded by his father, Bill Brady Sr.[3]

Illinois Legislature

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In 1992, Bill Brady defeated seven term incumbentGordon Roppby a razor thin margin in the Republican primary to serve in theIllinois House of Representatives.[4]He served in the Illinois House until giving up his seat to run for Congress. In 2001, incumbent SenatorJohn Maitlandannounced he would not run for reelection. Brady defeated Rus Kinzinger, father of future CongressmanAdam Kinzinger,in the 2002 Republican primary.[5]On April 8, 2002, Maitland announced his intention to resign from the Illinois Senate effective April 30, 2002. The Legislative Committee of the Republican Party of the 44th Legislative District appointed Brady to the vacancy. Brady was sworn into office by JudgeRita Garmanand took office on May 1, 2002.[6][7]

After the 2020 general election, the Republican caucus chose SenatorDan McConchieto take over as Minority Leader. On December 31, 2020, Brady announced that he would resign his seat in the Senate effective at the end of the day.[8]On January 25, 2021,Sally Turnerwas appointed to succeed Brady.[9]

Committees

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Brady served on the following committees:[10]

  • Agriculture and Conservation
  • Committee of the Whole
  • Conference Committee on SB1
  • Environment
  • Insurance
  • State Government &Veterans Affairs
  • Transportation

Political campaigns

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In 2000, Brady ran for theUnited States House of RepresentativesfromIllinois's 15th congressional districtafter Republican incumbentThomas W. Ewingannounced his retirement. Brady lost the Republican primary toTim Johnson.[11]During the2008 Republican Party presidential primaries,Brady served as the Illinois state chairman for thepresidential campaignof former U.S. SenatorFred Thompson.[12]

Brady ran forGovernor of Illinoisthree times and was the Republican Nominee in 2010, but was ultimately unsuccessful in each run.

2006 gubernatorial election

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Main article:2006 Illinois gubernatorial election

Brady ran for governor in 2006.[13]He finished third in the Republican primary, getting about 18% of the vote.[14]

2010 gubernatorial election

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Main article:2010 Illinois gubernatorial election

In the 2010 gubernatorial election, he defeated his closest competitor, State SenatorKirk Dillard,by 193 votes in the GOP primary,[15]and faced incumbent Democratic GovernorPat Quinnand Green Party candidate Rich Whitney in November.[15]Brady's running mate was 28-year-old Jason Plummer, past Chairman of theMadison CountyRepublican Party and, at the time,[citation needed]anintelligence officerin theU.S. Naval Reserveand vice president in his father's lumber business.[16]Despite winning 98 of Illinois's 102 counties, Brady lost to Quinn by around 32,000 votes out of 3,700,000.[17][18]

Results

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Brady won 98 out of the 102 counties, winning all of theChicagocollar (suburban) counties. However, Quinn's huge win inCook Countywhich encompasses theChicago Metropolitan Area,provided a large buffer of votes that Brady could not overcome. On election night, Quinn had an initial, large lead when results from Cook County were the first began to come in. Once suburban and rural precincts reported the vote tallies, Brady narrowed the gap, but Cook County provided enough votes to give the election to Governor Quinn. Brady conceded defeat on the following day, November 3. Quinn's win was ranked byPoliticoas the 7th biggest upset of the 2010 elections.[citation needed]

Illinois gubernatorial election, 2010[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pat Quinn/Sheila Simon(Incumbent) 1,745,219 46.79% −3.00%
Republican Bill Brady/Jason Plummer 1,713,385 45.94% +6.68%
Independent Scott Lee Cohen 135,705 3.64%
Green Rich Whitney 100,756 2.70% −7.66%
Libertarian Lex Green 34,681 0.93%
Plurality 31,834 0.85% -9.68%
Turnout 3,729,746
Democratichold Swing

2014 gubernatorial election

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See also:Illinois gubernatorial election, 2014

Brady announced his third bid for Illinois Governor on June 26, 2013.[20]His fellow GOP contenders were businessmanBruce Rauner,state treasurerDan Rutherford,and SenatorKirk Dillard.Brady's running mate was Maria Rodriguez. She was initially courted by Bruce Rauner as a running mate. Rodriguez carried two terms as mayor ofLong Grove, Illinois.[21]Brady was the lowest-funded of the four Republican candidates for the primary election, with only $273,000 in his campaign account at the end of 2013.[22]During his campaign, Brady made several swipes at competitor Bruce Rauner, including comparing Rauner to disgraced and jailed former Illinois GovernorRod Blagojevich.[23]Among other things, Brady advocated for pension reform, reducing taxes, reforming worker's compensation, not increasing the minimum wage, and the dismantling of the Illinois State Board of Education.[24]Brady lost the GOP primary at third place with 15% of the vote.

Political positions

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Death penalty

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Brady intended to lift themoratoriumon thedeath penaltyif he became governor.[25]

Abortion

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Brady isanti-abortion.He supports a ban on all abortions, including in cases ofrapeandincest.He makes an exception and allows abortion when a mother's life is at risk.[26][27][28]He has also backed legislation allowing pharmacists to refuse to dispense emergency contraceptions to a managed care system – the type currently administered by many Health Management Organizations (HMOs) – to control the cost of health care.[29]

Gun control

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Brady has stated that he is opposed to any further restrictions to the ownership of firearms in Illinois. He is also for legalizingconcealed carry,which would allow a law-abiding, licensed Illinois resident to carry a handgun or other weapon in public in a concealed manner.[25][30]

Term limits

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Brady has called for term limits in Illinois. He would limit legislators to five terms in the House (10 years) and three terms (18 years) in the Senate.[31]

Taxes

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Brady has opposed efforts to raise state sales and income tax rates in Illinois. He favors reducingsales taxesthat he claims drive retail jobs and businesses to other states. He favors dedicating a percentage of Illinois revenue to property tax relief[clarification needed]and eliminating theestate taxin Illinois.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Bill and his wife, Nancy, have three children and own a home in Bloomington.[1][32]

References

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  2. ^"Clout St: Tribune poll: Brady holds slim lead over Quinn".Newsblogs.chicagotribune. 2010-09-03.Retrieved17 January2015.
  3. ^"Clout St: Inside Republican governor candidate Bill Brady's business deals".Newsblogs.chicagotribune. 2010-05-22.Retrieved17 January2015.
  4. ^Amyllen L. Bodily and Michael D. Klemens (1992-04-01)."Election results: Good-bye status quo".Illinois Issues.Northern Illinois University.Retrieved2016-07-17.
  5. ^"Politics has long been a passion for U.S. Rep.-elect Kinzinger".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved2023-01-06.
  6. ^Richardson, Scott (March 20, 2002). "Brady fends off Kinzinger challenge - 'Grass-roots' effort pays off".The Pantagraph– viaNewsBank.
  7. ^Harry, Jim (Secretary of the Senate), ed. (May 6, 2002)."Communication from the Illinois Secretary of State"(PDF).Journal of the Illinois Senate.92(92). Illinois Senate: 117–120.RetrievedJuly 12,2022.
  8. ^Pearson, Rick (December 31, 2020)."After giving up GOP leadership post, three-time candidate for governor Bill Brady resigns from the Illinois Senate".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedApril 28,2021.
  9. ^Miller, Rich (January 25, 2021)."Musical Chairs".Capitol Fax.RetrievedJanuary 25,2021.
  10. ^"Senator William E. Brady (R), 44th District".Ilga.gov. Archived fromthe originalon 3 August 2014.Retrieved17 January2015.
  11. ^Wilson, Doug (July 27, 2005)."Sen. Brady wants Republican nod to run for Illinois governor".Herald-Whig.RetrievedDecember 31,2020.
  12. ^Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T., eds. (November 8, 2007)."Press Release: Thompson Campaign Announces Illinois Leadership Team".The American Presidency Project.University of California, Santa Barbara.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
  13. ^State Journal-RegisterviaAssociated Press(2008-11-07)."Bill Brady says he will run for governor".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved2009-01-30.
  14. ^Ballots Cast -GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/21/2006Archived2016-01-13 at theWayback Machine.Illinois State Board of Elections.Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  15. ^ab"Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball".Centerforpolitics.org.Retrieved2010-07-30.
  16. ^Long, Ray (2010-02-04)."Family fortune, social networks lift Plummer".ChicagoTribune.Chicago: Tribine Company.Retrieved2010-10-29.
  17. ^McDermott, Kevin (2010-11-07)."Pat Quinn defied pollsters, national wave to prevail".stltoday.St. Louis, Missouri:St. Louis Post Dispatch.Retrieved2010-11-06.
  18. ^"Ballots Cast".Elections.il.gov. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-09-21.Retrieved2014-12-22.
  19. ^"General Election of November 2, 2010"(PDF).Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 27, 2016.RetrievedDecember 10,2016.
  20. ^Bond, Brendan (January 17, 2014)."Bill Brady 4th GOP candidate for governor in 2014".Reboot Illinois.Associated Press.Archived fromthe originalon March 10, 2014.RetrievedMarch 10,2014.
  21. ^Heinzmann, David (February 26, 2014)."Running mate considers Bill Brady a kindred spirit".Chicago Tribune.Associated Press.RetrievedMarch 10,2014.
  22. ^Erickson, Kurt (March 9, 2014)."Brady starts putting ads on TV".Herald & Review.Associated Press.RetrievedMarch 10,2014.
  23. ^"Bill Brady Compares Bruce Rauner to Blago".nbc Chicago.Associated Press.March 4, 2014.RetrievedMarch 10,2014.
  24. ^Sweeny, Chuck (February 26, 2014)."Chuck Sweeny: Illinois Sen. Bill Brady hopes to end education bureaucracy".JournalStandard.Associated Press.RetrievedMarch 10,2014.
  25. ^ab"Primary: Social Issues".Chicago TribuneElection Center.On the Issues: Candidates for Governor. Chicago:Tribune Company.2010-01-26. Archived fromthe originalon August 4, 2010.Retrieved2010-08-09.
  26. ^"Profile: Illinois State Sen. Bill Brady runs for the GOP nomination for governor".Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2010.RetrievedMarch 2,2010.
  27. ^Pearson, Rick (2007-01-07)."Bill Brady finds himself standing in a harsher light".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved2010-07-30.
  28. ^"Illinois governor's race: Sen. Bill Brady accepts GOP nomination".Chicago Tribune.2010-03-05. Archived fromthe originalon January 26, 2012.Retrieved17 January2015.
  29. ^"The cost of Bill Brady's plan".Illinoistimes.Retrieved17 January2015.
  30. ^[1]ArchivedDecember 27, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  31. ^"abc7chicago - ABC7 WLS Chicago and Chicago News".ABC7 Chicago.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2012.Retrieved17 January2015.
  32. ^"Bio - Bill Brady".Project Vote Smart.Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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