Former Illinois Republican Party chair Pat Brady has joined the board of Personal PAC, a pro-choice organization, Politico Illinois Playbook reported.
The move is considered controversial within the Republican Party, putting the moderate and more conservative components at odds. According to a press release Windy City Times received, Brady "has joined the Personal PAC Board because of his belief that the right of women to control their own health care decisions is one of the most important freedoms we as a society should strive to protect."
A decade ago, when he was Illinois GOP chair, Brady defied the party platform by speaking up in support of marriage-equality legislation.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Brady is also the founder of Next Generation Strategies, described as "a bipartisan, full-service government and public relations firm."
Also joining the board are Clare Pinkert, associate general counsel at Protocol Labs; and Art Mitchell, deputy director for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
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