Brady made his announcement in Chicago, Springfield, Marion and Bloomington, his hometown. He has served in the Illinois Senate since 2002 and previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. He currently is the ranking Republican on the Senate Insurance Committee and serves on the Senate Revenue, Energy, and Environment committees. He also is a member of the General Assembly's bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. A lifelong resident of Bloomington, Brady and his family own and operate real estate marketing and development, home construction, property management, mortgage, insurance, hospitality, furniture and entertainment businesses in