The chairman of the Illinois Republican Party has found himself embroiled in controversy after encouraging lawmakers to pass a same-sex marriage bill.
Party leaders say the problem is that Brady didn't consult his fellow party officers or executive committee members, prompting some to call for his resignation. But so far, Brady has remained steadfast in his decision to stay put.
"If people want to throw me out because I took on an issue of discrimination [as] the chairman of the Republican Party, the party founded by Abraham Lincoln, then that's – that's up to them and they're free to do it. But I'm not backing down," he said in a statement....