Cook County Republican Party

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 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.

Organization and leadership

The 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 April 2024:[2][3]

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 Term
James R. Mann 1902[10]
David H. Jackson 1906–1907[10]
Charles W. Andrews 1907–1912[11][12]
John F. Devine 1912—1914[13][14]
Donald F. Matchett 1914–[15]
Edward F. Moore
John L. East 1950–1951[10]
Hayes Robertson [16]
Virginia B. MacDonald [10][17]
J. Robert Barr 1978-1985[18][19]
Donald L. Totten 1985–March 1988[20][21]
James Dvorak March 1988–April 1990[21][22]
Richard Siebel April 1990–March 1992[21][22][23]
Manny Hoffman March 1992 – 2002[23][24]
Maureen Murphy 2002–April 2004[25]
Gary J. Skoien April 2004 – 2007[25][26]
Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman 2007–2008
Lee Roupas 2008–2011[27]
Sig Vaznelis September 2011–April 2012[28]
Aaron Del Mar April 2012– April 2016[29][30]
Sean M. Morrison April 2016–present[30]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Ward Committeemen". Cook County Republican Party.
  3. ^ "Township Committeemen". Cook County Republican Party. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Barrington Township Republican Organization President Peter Kopsaftis Appointed as Committeeperson – BTRO". Barrington Township Republican Organization. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Streamwood, Illinois - President And Board of Trustees". www.streamwood.org. Streamwood, Illinois. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ Earnest, Andrea (15 January 2020). "Lemont Township Trustee Resigns, New Trustee Appointed". Lemont, IL Patch. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Forms & Permits". Palatine Township Road District. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Sean M. Morrison | CookCountyIL.gov". www.cookcountyil.gov. Coo County, Illinois. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission « Village of Stickney". www.villageofstickney.com. Village of Stickney. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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  14. ^ The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1914. p. 465. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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  20. ^ "Donald Totten Obituary (1933 - 2019) - Chicago Tribune". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ a b Hardy, Thomas (31 March 1992). "DIVIDED DEMOCRATS RE-ELECT LYONS, GOP TAPS HOFFMAN". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  24. ^ Long, Ray (14 December 2001). "Dudycz won't seek re-election to Senate". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tirbune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  25. ^ a b Welebir, Morgan (19 April 2004). "GOP going back to basics". nwitimes.com. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Cook County Republican chair to resign". Newspapers.com. Northwest Herald. 30 Jan 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ Ibendahl, Doug (15 September 2011). "Sig Vaznelis chosen as new Cook County GOP Chair | Republican News Watch". republicannewswatch.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  29. ^ "Aaron Del Mar Reelected Cook County GOP Chair". www.cookrepublicanparty.com/. Cook County Republican Party. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  30. ^ a b "Sean Morrison Elected Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party". Cook County Republican Party. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2020.