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Governor Brady? State Senator nudges to the top of GOP primary | Political Fix | STLtoday

McLean, VA - Senator Fred Thompson's campaign today announced the top leadership of its operation in the State of Illinois. State Senator Bill Brady of Bloomington will serve as the Chairman of the campaign's state organization and Congressman Don Manzullo will serve as its Vice-Chairman. Senator Brady has served in the Illinois Senate since 2002 and previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2006, and he has continued to travel throughout Illinois to help build a stronger Republican Party in the state. He has...

At the end of a political campaign it's not uncommon for a candidate to grasp at straws, but Jim Oberweis literally proposed drawing straws to decide who should stay in the race for the Republican nomination for governor, two of his rivals said Saturday. On the Democratic side, Ald. Richard Mell (33rd) extended his feud with his son-in-law, Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, by featuring primary challenger Edwin Eisendrath at a bingo game of senior citizens in the ward. But Mell stopped short of a formal endorsement. As the GOP candidates for governor fanned out across the state on the final...

The first televised debate, between all four GOP candidates: Bill Brady, Judy Baar Topkina, Jim Oberweis, and Ron Gidwitz Wednesday, January 25 6:00 - 7:00 P.m. CBS - Channel 2 The debate will be held at North Centeral College, Naperville Sponsors are: CBS - Channel 2, IL Chamber of Commerce, NFIB, and the Naperville Chamber of Commerce

  News from Bill Brady’s Campaign for GovernorJuly 22, 2005  Brady to Officially Announce July 26-27 Statewide Tour Scheduled Sen. Bill Brady will officially announce he is a candidate for Governor during a two-day, 11-city trip through Illinois next week. “The people of Illinois deserve a governor who is committed to improving their lives, not a governor who is only looking out for himself and his political contributors,” Brady said.  “I will be a governor who attacks corruption, who brings jobs back to Illinois, who safeguards the values that make Illinois families strong, who eliminates bureaucratic hurdles to quality education, and who reduces...