From Illinois Center Right Coalition:
In May 2012, the ICRC Steering Committee passed this resolution:
ICRC RESOLUTION TO RECALL ILLINOIS GOP CHAIRMAN PAT BRADY
WHEREAS, the platform of the Illinois Republican Party contains the following: “To conduct ourselves in such a way as to rebuild the public trust in the Republican Party” and
WHEREAS, the platform of the Illinois Republican Party contains the following: “our party will not stand for the slightest compromise in the ethics of our political leaders” and
WHEREAS, the platform of the Illinois Republican Party contains the following: “The Republican Party supports the citizen-led effort to institute a process for recall of elected officials.” and
WHEREAS, the platform of the Illinois Republican Party contains the following: “Party officials must act in such a way as to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.” and
WHEREAS, the platform of the Illinois Republican Party contains the following: “Illinois Republicans call on all citizens of Illinois to join us in restoring to Illinois government the principles enunciated in the Platform, principles which have guided our Party and which motivate us to active involvement in the political arena.” and
WHEREAS, when Pat Brady was elected as the Chairman of the Illinois GOP he made the following statement: “The reason I think I won is because they want ethics, they want reform, they want this office to maintain the highest degree of integrity.” and
WHEREAS, the Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party is responsible for raising money to support Republican candidates and ensuring the success of those candidates in the General Election; and
WHEREAS, 21 of 59 (36 %) State Senate seats have no Republican Candidate and 43 of 118 (36 %) State Representative seats have no Republican Candidate
WHEREAS, Pat Brady, the current Illinois Republican Party Chairman has failed to meet the stated requirements of the platform by:
· Participating in a fundraising scenario with downstate Republican organizations that has called into question the Illinois Republican Party’s finances
· Directly involving himself in contested Illinois Republican primaries
· Directly acting as campaign manager for a candidate in a contested Republican primary
· Misusing state Republican funds to support embarrassing candidates in Chicago city elections
· Failing to organize statewide political and grassroots resources to enable a Republican gubernatorial candidate to win office in an election year highly favorable to Republicans;
· Failing to recruit adequate candidates for State Office
· Failing to secure Illinois Republican party victories, which was responsible for the loss of political remap control affecting local, state, and federal offices
· Failing to win key Republican races and any races of import
· Creating an atmosphere of distrust among members of the Illinois Republican Party and subjecting those members to the derision brought by successive and numerous political losses.
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