-By Warner Todd Huston
Gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady (R, Bloomington) announced at a campaign stop at the Willard Airport in Savoy, Illinois that he has the support of 14 out of 70 Republican members of the Legislature.
Brady is also calling for a 10 percent across the board cut in the state’s budget.
“I have called for a 10 percent cut across the board in every area of state government. We’ve got to rein in government spending.”
The 14 Legislators that have endorsed Brady are as follows:
- Senator Tim Bivins, Dixon
- Assistant Senate Republican Leader Brad Burzynski, Clare
- Assistant Senate Republican Leader John O. Jones, Mt Vernon
- Assistant Senate Republican Leader David Luechtefeld, Okawville
- Senator Dale Risinger, Peoria
- Representative Mike Bost, Murphysboro
- Representative John Cavaletto, Salem
- Representative Shane Cultra, Onarga
- Representative Bill Mitchell, Forysth
- Representative Donald Moffitt, Gilson
- Representative Rich Myers, Colchester
- Representative David Reis, Willow Hill
- Representative Keith Sommer, Morton
- Assistant House Republican Leader Ron Stephens, Greenville
(List found here)
Brady also picked up some more endorsements during a stop in Tazwell County. There he received the endorsements of:
- Assistant Senate Republican Leader Brad Burzynski of Clare, Illinois
- Assistant Senate Republican Leader John O. Jones of Mt. Vernon, Illinois
- State Representative Shane Cultra of Onarga, Illinois
- State Representative David Reis of Willow Hill, Illinois
- State Representative Keith Sommer of Morton, Illinois
- City of Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis
- Tazewell County Board Member Jan Donahue of Pekin, Illinois
- Tazewell County Board Member Mel “Dutch” Stanford of Mackinaw, Illinois
- Tazewell County Board Member John C. Ackerman of Washington, Illinois
With so many candidates for Governor from the Chicago area, and with Brady being the only “downstater,” this is a chance for Brady to pick up endorsements of everything outside the collar counties around Chicago. It could be him best chance to snap up the nomination.
For info on the Brady Campaign, visit the campaign website at: bradyforillinois.com/.
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