Pat Brady, former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and Ohio Gov. John Kasich delegate, has been a vocal opponent of Donald Trump.

“I’m never going to support Donald Trump. I’ve been pretty emphatic about that. I don’t support him because I don’t think he’s a Republican,” Brady said. “We’re free traders. We don’t believe in torture. His economic plans aren’t consistent with Republican ideology.”

“And the tone and tenor of his campaign makes me think he’s not fit to be commander-in-chief,” he added. “I can’t cast my vote for Donald Trump.”

Some Republicans that have previously been non-committal about Trump like U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano have come around to support the GOP presidential nominee.

“A lot of people are loyal Republicans and I give them credit for that, but for me it’s always country first and I don’t think he’d be a good commander-in-chief,” Brady said.

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