Cook County Republican Party
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The Cook County Republican Party is an American county-level political party organization which represents voters in 50 wards in the city of Chicago and 30 suburban townships of Cook County, Illinois. Cook County is the second-most populous county in the United States.
Contents
• History
• Chairs
• See also
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Organization and leadership
The current chairman, Sean M. Morrison, was elected to the position by the committeemen in April 2016.cite-ref-leadership-1-0[1]
Committeepeople
| Constituency (ward, township, or equivalent) | Committeeperson | Assumed Position | Other Office(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 2nd Ward | C.J. Gallo | | none |
| 3rd Ward | Al Rasho | — | — |
| 4th Ward | Paul McKinley | | none |
| 5th Ward | Tyler Shasteen | | none |
| 6th Ward | Charles Earl Williams | | none |
| 7th Ward | Dave Lottich | — | — |
| 8th Ward | Lynn Renee Franco | | none |
| 9th Ward | Wayland Johnson | | none |
| 10th Ward | Yolanda DeAnda | — | — |
| 11th Ward | Mike Bendas | | none |
| 12th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 13th Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 14th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 15th Ward | Rosa Pritchett | | none |
| 16th Ward | Leonard Griffin | | none |
| 17th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 18th Ward | Devin Jones | | none |
| 19th Ward | Declan Smith | | none |
| 20th Ward | Maurissa Langon | — | — |
| 21st Ward | Ronnie Fields | — | — |
| 22nd Ward | Lupe Castillo | — | — |
| 23rd Ward | Carlos Alvarez | — | — |
| 24th Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 25th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 26th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 27th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 28th Ward | Tamiko Holt | | none |
| 29th Ward | Walter Adamczyk | — | — |
| 30th Ward | Edward Karecki | — | — |
| 31st Ward | Ramona T. Bonilla-Anaiel | | none |
| 32nd Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 33rd Ward | Jason Proctor | | none |
| 34th Ward | Chris Meyers | | none |
| 35th Ward | Gladys Tanchez | | none |
| 36th Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 37th Ward | Velda Brunner | — | — |
| 38th Ward | Chuck Hernandez | | none |
| 39th Ward | Barry Bebart | | none |
| 40th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 41st Ward | Ammie Kessem | | none |
| 42nd Ward | Kurt Fujio | | none |
| 43rd Ward | Brian Kasal | | none |
| 44th Ward | Laura Kotelman | | none |
| 45th Ward | Estela B. Richards | — | — |
| 46th Ward | Vacant | | none |
| 47th Ward | Gary Mandell | | none |
| 48th Ward | Vacant | — | — |
| 49th Ward | James Hazard | | none |
| 50th Ward | Daniel J. Kelly | — | — |
| Barrington Township | Peter Kopsaftis | May 15, 2020 [ 4 ] | none |
| Berwyn Township | Joe Woodward | — | — |
| Bloom Township | Lisa Kristina | — | — |
| Bremen Township | Max Solomon | | none |
| Calumet Township | Vacant | — | — |
| Cicero Township | Sandra Tomschin | | none |
| Elk Grove Township | Ed Lapinski | | none |
| Evanston | Sean Matlis | | none |
| Hanover Township | Michael H. Baumer | | Streamwood Village Trustee [ 5 ] |
| Lemont Township | Michael Shackel | | Lemont Township Trustee [ 6 ] |
| Leyden Township | Bradley Stephens | | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Mayor of Rosemont |
| Lyons Township | Terrance Carr | | none |
| Maine Township | James T. Stinson | | none |
| New Trier Township | Julie Cho | | none |
| Niles Township | Chris Hanusiak | | none |
| Northfield Township | T.J. Brown | | none |
| Norwood Park Township | George Ballis | | none |
| Oak Park Township | John Bergholz | | none |
| Orland Township | Cindy Nelson Katsenes | | none |
| Palatine Township | Aaron Del Mar | | Palatine Township Highway Commissioner [ 7 ] |
| Palos Township | Sean M. Morrison | | Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners [ 8 ] and Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party |
| Proviso Township | Mike Corrigan | | none |
| Rich Township | Eric Wallace | | none |
| River Forest Township | Tom Cronin | | none |
| Riverside Township | Jay Reyes | | none |
| Schaumburg Township | Joseph C. Folisi | | none |
| Stickney Township | Natasa Dzolic | | Member of Stickney, Illinois Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission [ 9 ] |
| Thornton Township | Tim DeYoung | | none |
| Wheeling Township | Kathy Penner | | Wheeling Township Supervisor |
| Worth Township | Shaun Murphy | | none |
History
Chairs
| Chair | Tenure |
|---|---|
| James R. Mann | 1902 [ 10 ] |
| Bernard W. Snow | [ 11 ] |
| David H. Jackson | 1906–1907 [ 10 ] |
| Charles W. Andrews | 1907–1912 [ 12 ] [ 13 ] |
| John F. Devine | 1912—1914 [ 14 ] [ 15 ] |
| Donald F. Matchett | 1914– [ 16 ] |
| Edward F. Moore | |
| John L. East | 1950–1951 [ 10 ] |
| Hayes Robertson | circa 1960s [ 17 ] [ 18 ] |
| Virginia B. MacDonald | [ 10 ] [ 19 ] |
| Floyd T. Fulle | c. 1975 [ 20 ] |
| J. Robert Barr | 1978-1985 [ 21 ] [ 22 ] |
| Donald L. Totten | 1985–March 1988 [ 23 ] [ 24 ] |
| James Dvorak | March 1988–April 1990 [ 24 ] [ 25 ] |
| Richard Siebel | April 1990–March 1992 [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] |
| Manny Hoffman | March 1992 – 2002 [ 26 ] [ 27 ] |
| Maureen Murphy | 2002–April 2004 [ 28 ] |
| Gary J. Skoien | April 2004 – 2007 [ 28 ] [ 29 ] |
| Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman | 2007–2008 |
| Lee Roupas | 2008–2011 [ 30 ] |
| Sig Vaznelis | September 2011–April 2012 [ 31 ] |
| Aaron Del Mar | April 2012– April 2016 [ 32 ] [ 33 ] |
| Sean M. Morrison | April 2016–present [ 33 ] |
See also
References
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