MARQUETTE, MI-- Dwight Brady is dropping out of the Congressional race in Michigan’s 1st District.
The NMU professor says his decision is based on a number of factors. He says key endorsements and financial support have not come his way over the past few months. That and a serious illness in his family persuaded him to step away.
Here is the full press release:
“Northern Michigan University professor Dwight Brady has announced he will no longer seek the nomination of the Democratic Party in his bid for Congress. Brady says he decided to withdraw from the race for a variety of reasons, ‘Over the past several months, key endorsements and financial support in this primary have not tipped in my favor. Considering these events along with a very serious illness in my family, I felt it was best to step away.’
“Brady is an Upper Peninsula native who grew up in Manistique. ‘I got into this race a year ago because I felt we should be represented in Congress by someone who is actually from here, not from Louisiana. Unfortunately, my deep roots in northern Michigan and a record of service to my community and the state of Michigan were not enough,’ said Brady. Despite exiting the race, Brady says he will continue working on issues important to the people of Michigan’s 1st District.
“Brady says his only regret is that he will not get the chance to debate Jack Bergman, but he is thankful for the chance to have met so many inspiring people along the campaign trail. Brady also says he campaigned in all but four of the 32 counties in the district, and never spent a dime on hotels. ‘So many gracious people opened their homes to me wherever I would go, and getting to know my host families was one of my favorite parts of the campaign,’ said Brady.
“Brady looks forward to returning fully to his family and continuing his work at NMU. He is already working on a new documentary and plans to release a new album of original music about life in northern Michigan later this year.”
