[citation needed] As chairman in the 2010 election cycle, Brady hired Rodney Davis, now a congressman in the Illinois's 13th congressional district, to manage the state party's first statewide "Victory" program.
[3] In addition to their electoral successes, the Illinois Republican Party raised more money for its candidates and programs than at any time in its history.
[citation needed] In January 2013, after a tough 2012 election cycle for Republicans, Brady, citing the conservative principles of freedom and belief in the family structure, encouraged Republican members of the Illinois General Assembly to support proposed same-sex marriage legislation.
He commented: "I've been going at it hard for six years, I need to focus on my family, and obviously I had lost the support of the state Central Committee because of my position on gay marriage."
[7] After his resignation as Illinois Republican Party chairman, Brady formed Next Generation Public Strategies, a Midwestern-based government affairs and media relations firm.