By Ulysses Arn -
Republicans State Senator Bill Brady, Bruce Rauner, State Senator Kirk Dillard, and State Treasurer Dan Rutherford are the four leading contenders to enter the IL GOP gubernatorial derby and all four made an appearance at the Whiteside County Lincoln Day Dinner Friday in Rock Falls.
Brady, who bested Dillard in the 2010 primary, but not Pat Quinn for the governor’s seat, said he wanted to finish the job he started, citing advice he received from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Brady lost to Quinn by about 30,000 votes.
“He told me he wouldn’t have won the second time, if he didn’t lose the first,” Brady said. “The attack ads stick more when you are not that well known, and that influences the undecided voters.”
