February 5, 2008
John Brady to Kick Off Delaware‘s Insurance Commissioner “Big Guy” Campaign in “Four
County Tour”
Sussex County Recorder of Deeds, John F. Brady, 49, of Angola, will formally announce his run
for Delaware Insurance Commissioner in a “four county tour” on Thursday, February 7, 2008.
The first stop will be at 7:30 am outside of Browseabout Books, located at 133 Rehoboth Ave. in
Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County. Mr. Brady will be introduced by Sussex Republican Party
Chairman, Ron Sams, and Clerk of the Peace, George Parrish. Mr. Brady has served as a
countywide elected official in Sussex County since 2001, initially serving as Register in
Chancery until he successfully won passage of a Constitutional Amendment eliminating the
position. Since 2003, Mr. Brady has served as Recorder of Deeds, managing a 1.4 million
dollar budget without increasing fees or the use of County Property Tax revenues. The theme of
this stop will be financial integrity and proven management in public office, as well as
protection for coastal homeowners. For directions, visit http://www.browseaboutbooks.com/.
Then the tour will have a 12:00 pm stop in Kent County at the Old State House in Dover. This
traditional stopping point for announcing candidates will be where Mr. Brady will be introduced
by legislators with whom he has worked over the past twelve years as House Majority Attorney.
As a House Attorney, Mr. Brady has drafted several hundred bills which were enacted into law.
He will talk about affordable health care for Delawareans and Agent protection for current
Insurance agents.
The New Castle County stop will be at Haynes Park, which is at 30th & Harrison Streets in
Wilmington, where Mr. Brady will be introduced by Delaware Speaker of the House Terry
Spence. Mr. Brady is a graduate of Salesianum School and attended Harlan Elementary and
Christ our King School as a child growing up in Wilmington. Mr. Brady will address the teen
driver initiative to help reduce insurance rates for teenagers who take additional driver safety
training after drivers’ education.
Finally, the campaign tour till stop at the Middletown Senior Center at 5:30 pm, located at 300 S.
Scott St. in Middletown, which would have been the county seat of Appoquinimink County.
House Majority leader Richard C. Cathcart will introduce Mr. Brady, who will speak about his
experience as an attorney and a small business owner in the state, and will discuss tax credit
initiatives for small businesses that offer health and life insurance to their employees
At all stops, Mr. Brady will be addressing his concerns and plan for improving Delawareans’
access to, and choices in, health insurance, coastal property insurance, and automobile
insurance. He will also address the Chips program, and how to make more Delawareans
aware of this important program.
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John Brady to Kick Off Delaware‘s Insurance Commissioner “Big Guy” Campaign in “Four
County Tour”
Sussex County Recorder of Deeds, John F. Brady, 49, of Angola, will formally announce his run
for Delaware Insurance Commissioner in a “four county tour” on Thursday, February 7, 2008.
The first stop will be at 7:30 am outside of Browseabout Books, located at 133 Rehoboth Ave. in
Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County. Mr. Brady will be introduced by Sussex Republican Party
Chairman, Ron Sams, and Clerk of the Peace, George Parrish. Mr. Brady has served as a
countywide elected official in Sussex County since 2001, initially serving as Register in
Chancery until he successfully won passage of a Constitutional Amendment eliminating the
position. Since 2003, Mr. Brady has served as Recorder of Deeds, managing a 1.4 million
dollar budget without increasing fees or the use of County Property Tax revenues. The theme of
this stop will be financial integrity and proven management in public office, as well as
protection for coastal homeowners. For directions, visit http://www.browseaboutbooks.com/.
Then the tour will have a 12:00 pm stop in Kent County at the Old State House in Dover. This
traditional stopping point for announcing candidates will be where Mr. Brady will be introduced
by legislators with whom he has worked over the past twelve years as House Majority Attorney.
As a House Attorney, Mr. Brady has drafted several hundred bills which were enacted into law.
He will talk about affordable health care for Delawareans and Agent protection for current
Insurance agents.
The New Castle County stop will be at Haynes Park, which is at 30th & Harrison Streets in
Wilmington, where Mr. Brady will be introduced by Delaware Speaker of the House Terry
Spence. Mr. Brady is a graduate of Salesianum School and attended Harlan Elementary and
Christ our King School as a child growing up in Wilmington. Mr. Brady will address the teen
driver initiative to help reduce insurance rates for teenagers who take additional driver safety
training after drivers’ education.
Finally, the campaign tour till stop at the Middletown Senior Center at 5:30 pm, located at 300 S.
Scott St. in Middletown, which would have been the county seat of Appoquinimink County.
House Majority leader Richard C. Cathcart will introduce Mr. Brady, who will speak about his
experience as an attorney and a small business owner in the state, and will discuss tax credit
initiatives for small businesses that offer health and life insurance to their employees
At all stops, Mr. Brady will be addressing his concerns and plan for improving Delawareans’
access to, and choices in, health insurance, coastal property insurance, and automobile
insurance. He will also address the Chips program, and how to make more Delawareans
aware of this important program.
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Friends of John Brady
P. O. Box 277
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 947-4650
(302) 856-9043 (fax)
Robert Bodine, Campaign Manager
(302) 519-0562
rob@bigguyforde.com
Press Releases
| John F. Brady for Delaware State Insurance Commissioner 2008 |
April 15, 2008
Dear Friends,
Over the past few days I have received countless phone calls and e-mails asking for my
thoughts on the latest revelation that one of my opponents has accepted thousands of dollars
in political contributions from a company that has done $60 million worth of work for the
Insurance Department since 2004.
There are three points I would like to make about this.
First, I agree with the stance the current Insurance Commissioner, Matt Denn, has taken -
namely that I will not accept campaign contributions from those involved in the insurance
industry.
Second, my campaign for Insurance Commissioner - just like my successful campaigns for
Sussex County Recorder of Deeds and Sussex County Register in Chancery - is based on
complete transparency. Delaware voters have a right to know who is contributing to me and I
will continue to honor that right.
Finally, while state election laws only require a financial campaign report to be filed on an
annual basis or 30 days before a primary or general election in an election year, I am
committed to filing a report for public review every quarter.
Like you, I believe elected officials should be held to a high standard, should practice
transparency in their campaigns, and should be accountable to the citizens who elect them.
I thank you for your support and I look forward to serving as your next Insurance Commissioner.
Sincerely,
John F. Brady
Dear Friends,
Over the past few days I have received countless phone calls and e-mails asking for my
thoughts on the latest revelation that one of my opponents has accepted thousands of dollars
in political contributions from a company that has done $60 million worth of work for the
Insurance Department since 2004.
There are three points I would like to make about this.
First, I agree with the stance the current Insurance Commissioner, Matt Denn, has taken -
namely that I will not accept campaign contributions from those involved in the insurance
industry.
Second, my campaign for Insurance Commissioner - just like my successful campaigns for
Sussex County Recorder of Deeds and Sussex County Register in Chancery - is based on
complete transparency. Delaware voters have a right to know who is contributing to me and I
will continue to honor that right.
Finally, while state election laws only require a financial campaign report to be filed on an
annual basis or 30 days before a primary or general election in an election year, I am
committed to filing a report for public review every quarter.
Like you, I believe elected officials should be held to a high standard, should practice
transparency in their campaigns, and should be accountable to the citizens who elect them.
I thank you for your support and I look forward to serving as your next Insurance Commissioner.
Sincerely,
John F. Brady
