Sen. Bill Brady Seeks Re-Election

[January 11, 2008]  BLOOMINGTON -- Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, will run for re-election to the Illinois Senate, citing the unfinished business in Springfield of protecting Illinois taxpayers, restoring fiscal responsibility to state budgeting and building a strong economic climate that fosters job growth and business expansion.

"I am proud to be a voice in Springfield for the citizens of the 44th District, and I want to continue to work to find even greater ways to help them cope with the challenges they face and to help resolve the challenges we face as a state," Brady said.

Brady said he is proud to have led efforts to defeat the governor's gross receipts tax and payroll tax on business, to reform the state's health care industry, to end the pay-to-play politics of the current administration, to protect children from sexual predators, to encourage the use of alternative energy sources, to provide scholarships for children of veterans of the war in Iraq, and to improve highway safety by requiring more training for our youngest drivers.

"But my work is not done," he said. "Our citizens still suffer high property taxes with no relief. The state's pension system is still the worst in the nation, and the state's job creation record is miserable. So I am seeking re-election in 2008 to continue working for the people I represent. I want to continue serving them, to work to bring jobs back to Illinois, and to bring fiscal responsibility and common sense back to Illinois government."

Brady, who chaired a Senate Republican task force on reforming state regulations on new health care facilities, also said he will continue to work to ensure that quality health care is available in high-growth areas of Illinois and to foster investment in health care facilities.

Brady has represented the 44th District, including portions of McLean, Sangamon, Macon, Tazewell, Logan, DeWitt and Christian counties, since 2002. A former member of the House of Representatives, between 1993 and 2001, he is the ranking Republican on the Senate Insurance and Pensions committees and also serves on the Senate Revenue and Public Health committees. He is also a member of the General Assembly's Commission on Government Accountability and Forecasting.

[Text from file received from Citizens for Bill Brady]