Jane Brady | |
|---|---|
| Chair of theDelaware Republican Party | |
| In office May 4, 2019 – May 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Julianne Murray |
| Attorney General of Delaware | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – December 7, 2005 | |
| Governor | Tom Carper Ruth Ann Minner |
| Preceded by | Charles Oberly |
| Succeeded by | Carl Danberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-01-11)January 11, 1951 (age 74) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Delaware (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
M. Jane Brady (born January 11, 1951)[1] is an American attorney and former judge. She was theAttorney General of Delaware from 1995 to 2005, the first woman to serve in that position.[2] From 2005 to 2017, she served as a judge on theDelaware Superior Court.[2]
Brady earned her undergraduate degree from University of Delaware and a JD degree fromVillanova University School of Law.[3]
Brady became an attorney in 1977.[2] She then proceeded to serve as aprosecutor for twelve years, followed by four years of private law practice, andan unsuccessful attempt to be elected to theUnited States Senate seat then held by future presidentJoe Biden. In 1994 she was elected Delaware's first female attorney general, as aRepublican.[2] She was re-elected in 1998 and 2002.
She resigned as attorney general in December 2005, and became ajudge on theDelaware Superior Court.[2]
Brady is a supporter ofDonald Trump, defeated by Biden in the2020 presidential election. In the aftermath of thestorming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Brady claimed that Trump bore no responsibility for the riot and opposed efforts toremove him from office. Brady has also claimed that election "irregularities" occurred in the 2020 election due tomail-in voting.[4]
In 2019, Brady became the chair of theDelaware Republican Party. She stepped down as chairwoman in 2023 and joined as co-chair of A Better Delaware on May 3, 2023.[5]
Brady is married to Michael Neal and has an adopted son, Trent.[6]
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Burris | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromDelaware (Class 2) 1990 | Succeeded by Raymond Clatworthy |
| Preceded by | Chair of theDelaware Republican Party 2019–2023 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Attorney General of Delaware 1995–2005 | Succeeded by |
