Dan Brady

Former state Rep. Dan Brady had been looking at either the 17th Congressional District race, or the 88th Illinois House District seat in 2024. The Bloomington-Normal Republican said Friday he won't run for either of those offices.

Former state representative and Secretary of State candidate Dan Brady says he's considering a run for Congress. He would run in the central and western Illinois district held by first-term Democrat Eric Sorensen.

Former state Rep. Dan Brady is establishing a new routine in life without politics. Brady said he also is still recovering from a year and a half of a statewide campaign for Secretary of State.

It's not unusual for members of a minority party to serve on transition teams for newly-elected statewide officeholders in Illinois. It's far less common to have a defeated opponent in a particular race on the team. But that's what has happened.

Republican state Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington on Tuesday conceded the election for Illinois Secretary of State to Democrat Alexi Giannoulias.

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, Republican State Rep. Dan Brady and Libertarian Jon Stewart are competing to be the next Illinois Secretary of State to replace Jesse White, who has served six terms in the office.

State Rep. Dan Brady of Bloomington is the only Republican seeking statewide office to get the endorsement of the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the largest union in the state.

The Republican state representative from Bloomington says the General Assembly approved the office's move to paperless titles and liens two decades ago, but the Secretary of State's office never made the changes.

State Rep. Dan Brady from Bloomington-Normal is looking to become the first Republican Secretary of State since George Ryan. The last two Republicans to serve in that office, Ryan and Jim Edgar, went on to become governor.

The late Merlin Kennedy and Henry Gay Sr., two of Bloomington’s most salient civil rights leaders, now have downtown streets named in their honor.