By Blake Haas 

BLOOMINGTON – A former McLean County Coroner wants to become Bloomington’s next mayor. 

Dan Brady served as the McLean County Coroner for many years before being elected to the Illinois House in 2001. 

Brady, a former State Representative and most recently the Republican nominee for Secretary of State, announced last year that he would not seek an elected office in the new year. 

However, on Monday morning, Brady announced his candidacy for Mayor of Bloomington. 

“I see parts of my community that need help,” Brady told WJBC’s Scott Miller earlier this month. “Whether it’s looking at the tent city side of things. I was down talking to individuals that live down there and call that home.

Whether you see a situation that involves safety concerns. Whether you see when it comes to what people pay on their property taxes and what services are out there. How do we streamline things? How do we hold the line and tighten our belt in areas that we can. All those things are very important at different levels.” 

Since running for Secretary of State, Brady has served as an Associate Director at Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington. 

Brady, a Republican, joins the race of Bloomington Republican Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe. 

WATCH: Dan Brady launched a campaign for Bloomington Mayor Monday morning: https://www.votedanbrady.com/?

Bloomington primary elections are in February of next year. 

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].