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The Illinois Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Illinois founded on May 29, 1856. It is run by the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which consists of 17 members, one representing each of the state's congressional districts.
State and territorial organizations. Party breakdown by upper and lower house. And executive offices. [1] State/Territorial Party Chair Start Elected Executive Offices Upper House Seats Lower House Seats Website Republican National Committee: Michael Whatley: March 8, 2024
Prior to the 1950s, many state and local party committees were a source of patronage jobs, but civil service reforms led to the decline of those systems. During the 1970s and 1980s, state party committees shifted toward professionalized operations mirroring national party committees, concentrating on fundraising and campaign services. [2]
From July 28, 2022 to February 13, 2023, Tim Butler was a member of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee representing Republicans residing in Illinois's 13th congressional district. [8] Butler was elected to the position July 28, 2022. [ 9 ]
An attorney from Springfield and a co-owner of his family’s wealthy food distribution business, he was narrowly elected by a moderate coalition of the Republican State Central Committee over ...
He sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2004, and the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois in 2006. He was the Republican nominee for Illinois's 14th congressional district in a March 2008 special election and the November 2008 general election , losing on both occasions to Democrat Bill Foster .
Newly-elected Illinois Republican Party chair Kathy Salvi is vowing to "make Illinois red again," as state party members descend in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention.
Dawson entered politics, becoming a member of the Republican Party in 1930 as a state central committeeman for the First Congressional District of Illinois. He held this position until 1932. That year he was elected as an alderman for the second ward of Chicago, serving from 1933 until 1939. After that, he served as a Democratic Party committeeman.