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, Terrance Carr, was elected to the position by the committeemen in 2026.
Committeepeople
As of April 2024: Constituency (ward, township, or equivalent) Committeeperson Assumed position Other office(s) held1st WardVacant2nd WardC.J. Gallo none3rd WardAl Rasho4th WardPaul McKinley none5th WardTyler Shasteen none6th WardCharles Earl Williams none7th WardDave Lottich 8th WardLynn Renee Franco none9th WardWayland Johnson none10th WardYolanda DeAnda11th WardMike Bendas none12th WardVacant none13th WardVacant14th WardVacant none15th WardRosa Pritchett none16th WardLeonard Griffin none17th WardVacant none18th WardDevin Jones none19th WardDeclan Smith none20th WardMaurissa Langon21st WardRonnie Fields 22nd WardLupe Castillo23rd WardCarlos Alvarez24th WardVacant25th WardVacant none26th WardVacant none27th WardVacant none28th WardTamiko Holt none29th WardWalter Adamczyk30th WardEdward Karecki31st WardRamona T. Bonilla-Anaiel none32nd WardVacant none33rd WardJason Proctor none34th WardChris Meyers none35th WardGladys Tanchez none36th WardVacant37th WardVelda Brunner38th WardChuck Hernandez none39th WardBarry Bebart none40th WardVacant none41st WardAmmie Kessem none42nd WardKurt Fujio none43rd WardBrian Kasal none44th WardLaura Kotelman none45th WardEstela B. Richards 46th WardVacant none47th WardGary Mandell none48th WardVacant49th WardJames Hazard none50th WardDaniel J. KellyBarrington Township Peter Kopsaftis May 15, 2020 noneBerwyn TownshipJoe WoodwardBloom Township Lisa KristinaBremen Township Max Solomon noneCalumet Township VacantCicero Township Sandra Tomschin noneElk Grove Township Ed Lapinski noneEvanston Sean Matlis noneHanover Township Michael H. Baumer Streamwood Village TrusteeLemont Township Michael Shackel Lemont Township TrusteeLeyden TownshipBradley Stephens Member of the Illinois House of Representatives and Mayor of RosemontLyons Township Terrance Carr noneMaine Township James T. Stinson noneNew Trier Township Julie Cho noneNiles Township Chris Hanusiak noneNorthfield Township T.J. Brown noneNorwood Park Township George Ballis noneOak Park Township John Bergholz noneOrland Township Cindy Nelson Katsenes nonePalatine Township Aaron Del Mar Palatine Township Highway CommissionerPalos Township Sean M. Morrison Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Chairman of the Cook County Republican PartyProviso Township Mike Corrigan noneRich Township Eric Wallace noneRiver Forest Township Tom Cronin noneRiverside Township Jay Reyes noneSchaumburg Township Joseph C. Folisi noneStickney Township Natasa Dzolic Member of Stickney, Illinois Parks & Recreation Advisory CommissionThornton Township Tim DeYoung noneWheeling Township Kathy Penner Wheeling Township SupervisorWorth Township Shaun Murphy none
History
Chairs
ChairTenure James R. Mann 1902 Bernard W. Snow David H. Jackson 1906–1907 Charles W. Andrews 1907–1912 John F. Devine 1912—1914 Donald F. Matchett 1914– Edward F. Moore John L. East 1950–1951 Hayes Robertson circa 1960s Virginia B. MacDonald Floyd T. Fulle c. 1975 J. Robert Barr 1978-1985 Donald L. Totten 1985–March 1988 James Dvorak March 1988–April 1990 Richard Siebel April 1990–March 1992 Manny Hoffman March 1992 – 2002 Maureen Murphy 2002–April 2004 Gary J. Skoien April 2004 – 2007 Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman 2007–2008 Lee Roupas 2008–2011 Sig Vaznelis September 2011–April 2012 Aaron Del Mar April 2012– April 2016 Sean M. Morrison April 2016–April 2025 Aaron Del Mar April 2025–April 2026 Terrance Carr April 2026-present
See also Cook County Democratic Party Political history of Chicago
References