MARQUETTE, MI - A Northern Michigan University professor is announcing his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives 1st Congressional District. Department of Communications and Performance Arts Professor Dwight Brady made his announcement this afternoon (Monday) at the Marquette County Courthouse.
Brady, a Democrat and native of the U.P., says quote “in a political environment hostile to rural areas like Northern Michigan, it is especially important to have a representative who is truly from here to be truly for here” – end quote. He points to the push to cut funding to help keep the Great Lakes clean and taking away programs for senior citizens.
Brady teaches multimedia journalism and media law at NMU. He has worked with students to create award-winning documentaries on topics from gray wolves to renewable energy. He won and Emmy Award for “Michigan’s Green Energy Economy” and was appointed to the Michigan Climate Action Council by then-governor Jennifer Granholm. The Mining Journal listed him as one of the “Movers and Shakers” of 2016 for his documentary “Boxed In” which looks at the Dark Store issue.
