The Illinois Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Illinois. As of 2005, it has been headed by Andrew McKenna, State Chairman. The party is one of only three legally established, statewide political parties in Illinois, the others being the Democratic and Green parties.

Past Chairmen (Partial List)

Chairman	Term
Rebecca Paul	co-chairman ~1985 with Adams
Victor L. Smith	1960–1973
Donald "Doc" Adams	1973–1988
Al Jourdan	1988–1993
Harold Byron Smith	1993–1999
Rich Williamson	1999–2002
Lee A. Daniels	2001–2002
Dallas Ingemunson	2002 (interim)
Gary MacDougal	2002–2002
Judy Baar Topinka	2002–2005
Andrew McKenna	2005–Present

History

On May 9-10, 1860 the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur. At this convention Abraham Lincoln received his first endorsement for president of the United States.

References

See also

• Government of Illinois

External links

• WeAreIllinois.org, the Republican Party of Illinois website