Cook County Republican Party

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Cook County Republican Party
ChairpersonSean M. Morrison
National affiliationRepublican Party
Regional affiliationIllinois Republican Party
ColorsRed
Chicago City Council
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Cook County Board of Commissioners
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Website
cookrepublicanparty.com

The Cook County Republican Party is a political party which represents voters in 50 wards in the city of Chicago and 30 suburban townships of Cook County. Cook County is the second-most populous county in the United States.

Organization and leadership[]

Current chairman, Sean M. Morrison, was elected to the position by the committeemen in April 2016.[1]

Committeepeople[]

See also: Committeemen and Committeewomen (Cook County, Illinois)

As of May 2021:[2][3]

Constituency (ward or township) Committeeperson Assumed Position Other Office(s) Held
1st Ward Vacant N/A N/A
2nd Ward Eloise Gearson none
3rd Ward Vacant N/A N/A
4th Ward Lori Yokoyama none
5th Ward Matthew Foldi none
6th Ward Darnell Macklin none
7th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
8th Ward Lynn Renee Franco none
9th Ward Wayland Johnson none
10th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
11th Ward Carl Segvich none
12th Ward Antonio Mannings none
13th Ward David Krupa N/A N/A
14th Ward Emma Walsh none
15th Ward Rosa Pritchett none
16th Ward Richard Munnich none
17th Ward Sherri Griffith none
18th Ward Symeon Brown none
19th Ward Steven Graves none
20th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
21st Ward Vacant N/A N/A
22nd Ward Vacant N/A N/A
23rd Ward Vacant N/A N/A
24th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
25th Ward Martin Ozinga none
26th Ward Jason Wroble none
27th Ward Mark Spognardi none
28th Ward Eric Pulia none
29th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
30th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
31st Ward Bob Howington none
32nd Ward Stephen Rossi none
33rd Ward Stan Bartkus none
34th Ward Percy Coleman none
35th Ward Walter Zarnecki none
36th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
37th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
38th Ward Chuck Hernandez none
39th Ward Matt Podgorski none
40th Ward Daniel Kelley none
41st Ward Michael P. McAuliffe none
42nd Ward Rita Zak none
43rd Ward Chris Cleveland none
44th Ward Scott Davis none
45th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
46th Ward Dianne Shapiro none
47th Ward Jessica White none
48th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
49th Ward Jesus Solorio none
50th Ward Vacant N/A N/A
Barrington Township Peter Kopsaftis May 15, 2020[4] none
Berwyn Township Vacant N/A N/A
Bloom Township Doug Troiani Director of the Regional Transportation Authority[5]
Bremen Township Kevin Suggs none
Calumet Township Vacant N/A N/A
Cicero Township Maria Moreno none
Elk Grove Township Russ Nowak none
Evanston Blair Garber none
Hanover Township Michael H. Baumer Streamwood Village Trustee[6]
Lemont Township Michael Shackel Lemont Township Trustee[7]
Leyden Township Bradley Stephens Member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Mayor of Rosemont
Lyons Township Christine Cook none
Maine Township Char Foss-Eggemann State Central Committeewoman, 9th Congressional District
New Trier Township Kathy Myalls none
Niles Township Chris Hanusiak none
Northfield Township T.J. Brown none
Norwood Park Township Anthony Beckman none
Oak Park Township Linda Tibensky none
Orland Township Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman none
Palatine Township Aaron Del Mar Palatine Township Highway Commissioner[8]
Palos Township Sean M. Morrison Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners[9] 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 Mike Dropka none
Schaumburg Township Joeseph C. Folisi none
Stickney Township Natasa Dzolic Member of Stickney, Illinois Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission[10]
Thornton Township Tim DeYoung none
Wheeling Township Kathy Penner Wheeling Township Supervisor
Worth Township Shaun Murphy none

History[]

Chairs[]

Chair Term
James R. Mann 1902[11]
David H. Jackson 1906–1907[11]
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[11]
Hayes Robertson [17]
Virginia B. MacDonald [11][18]
J. Robert Barr 1978-1985[19][20]
Donald L. Totten 1985–March 1988[21][22]
James Dvorak March 1988–April 1990[22][23]
April 1990–March 1992[22][23][24]
Manny Hoffman March 1992 – 2002[24][25]
Maureen Murphy 2002–April 2004[26]
Gary J. Skoien April 2004 – 2007[26][27]
Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman 2007–2008
Lee Roupas 2008–2011[28]
Sig Vaznelis September 2011–April 2012[29]
Aaron Del Mar April 2012– April 2016[30][31]
Sean M. Morrison April 2016–present[31]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Leadership". Cook County Republican Party. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ward Committeemen". Cook County Republican Party.
  3. ^ "Township Committeemen". Cook County Republican Party. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Barrington Township Republican Organization President Peter Kopsaftis Appointed as Committeeperson – BTRO". Barrington Township Republican Organization. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Douglas M. Troiani - Director | Regional Transportation Authority". www.rtachicago.org. Regional Transportation Authority. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Streamwood, Illinois - President And Board of Trustees". www.streamwood.org. Streamwood, Illinois. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ Earnest, Andrea (15 January 2020). "Lemont Township Trustee Resigns, New Trustee Appointed". Lemont, IL Patch. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Forms & Permits". Palatine Township Road District. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Sean M. Morrison | CookCountyIL.gov". www.cookcountyil.gov. Coo County, Illinois. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission « Village of Stickney". www.villageofstickney.com. Village of Stickney. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d "The Political Graveyard: Cook County, Ill". politicalgraveyard.com.
  12. ^ "The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Yearbook for 1908". Chicago Daily News Company. 1907. p. 328. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Chicago Daily News National Almanac for 1912". Chicago Daily News. 1911. p. 269. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. ^ The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1913. Chicago Daily News Company. p. 361. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  15. ^ The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1914. p. 465. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  16. ^ Plumbe, George Edward; Langland, James; Pike, Claude Othello. The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1915. Chicago Daily News, Incorporated. p. 654. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Governor Race, Election Bill Stir Illinois Politics". The Daily Egyptian. Associated Press. 24 January 1964.
  18. ^ Megan, Graydon (16 July 2008). "VIRGINIA B. MACDONALD: 1920 - 2008". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  19. ^ Neal, Steve (8 January 1985). "COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN MAY QUIT". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  20. ^ "barr | Grinnell College". www.grinnell.edu. Grinnell College. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Donald Totten Obituary (1933 - 2019) - Chicago Tribune". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  22. ^ a b c Goldsborough, Bob (12 April 2019). "Donald Totten, Cook County Republican leader who led Midwest efforts for two Reagan presidential runs, dies". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  23. ^ a b "CHICAGO -- The Cook County Republican Central Committee unanimously endorsed". nwitimes.com. The Times of Northwest Indiana. 3 April 1990. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  24. ^ a b Hardy, Thomas (31 March 1992). "DIVIDED DEMOCRATS RE-ELECT LYONS, GOP TAPS HOFFMAN". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  25. ^ Long, Ray (14 December 2001). "Dudycz won't seek re-election to Senate". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tirbune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  26. ^ a b Welebir, Morgan (19 April 2004). "GOP going back to basics". nwitimes.com. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  27. ^ "Cook County Republican chair to resign". Newspapers.com. Northwest Herald. 30 Jan 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  28. ^ Rusin, Carolyn (August 4, 2011). "Chairman of Cook County Republican Party stepping down — Palatine news, photos and events — TribLocal.com". TribLocal. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  29. ^ Ibendahl, Doug (15 September 2011). "Sig Vaznelis chosen as new Cook County GOP Chair | Republican News Watch". republicannewswatch.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Aaron Del Mar Reelected Cook County GOP Chair". www.cookrepublicanparty.com/. Cook County Republican Party. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  31. ^ a b "Sean Morrison Elected Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party". Cook County Republican Party. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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