Cook County Republican Party
Political party in Illinois, U.S.
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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.
ChairpersonAaron Del Mar
National affiliationRepublican Party
Regional affiliationIllinois Republican Party
ColorsRed
Cook County Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| |
| Chairperson | Aaron Del Mar |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Regional affiliation | Illinois Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Chicago City Council | 0 / 50 |
| Cook County Board of Commissioners | 1 / 17 |
| Website | |
| cookrepublicanparty.com | |
Organization and leadership
The current chairman, Aaron Del Mar, was elected to the position by the committeemen in 2025.
Committeepeople
| Constituency (ward, township, or equivalent) | Committeeperson | Assumed Position | Other Office(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ward | Vacant | N/a | N/a |
| 2nd Ward | C.J. Gallo | none | |
| 3rd Ward | Al Rasho | N/a | N/a |
| 4th Ward | Paul McKinley | none | |
| 5th Ward | Tyler Shasteen | none | |
| 6th Ward | Charles Earl Williams | none | |
| 7th Ward | Dave Lottich | N/a | N/a |
| 8th Ward | Lynn Renee Franco | none | |
| 9th Ward | Wayland Johnson | none | |
| 10th Ward | Yolanda DeAnda | N/a | N/a |
| 11th Ward | Mike Bendas | none | |
| 12th Ward | Vacant | none | |
| 13th Ward | Vacant | N/a | N/a |
| 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 | N/a | N/a |
| 21st Ward | Ronnie Fields | N/a | N/a |
| 22nd Ward | Lupe Castillo | N/a | N/a |
| 23rd Ward | Carlos Alvarez | N/a | N/a |
| 24th Ward | Vacant | N/a | N/a |
| 25th Ward | Vacant | none | |
| 26th Ward | Vacant | none | |
| 27th Ward | Vacant | none | |
| 28th Ward | Tamiko Holt | none | |
| 29th Ward | Walter Adamczyk | N/a | N/a |
| 30th Ward | Edward Karecki | N/a | N/a |
| 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 | N/a | N/a |
| 37th Ward | Velda Brunner | N/a | N/a |
| 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 | N/a | N/a |
| 46th Ward | Vacant | none | |
| 47th Ward | Gary Mandell | none | |
| 48th Ward | Vacant | N/a | N/a |
| 49th Ward | James Hazard | none | |
| 50th Ward | Daniel J. Kelly | N/a | N/a |
| Barrington Township | Peter Kopsaftis | May 15, 2020[3] | none |
| Berwyn Township | Joe Woodward | N/a | N/a |
| Bloom Township | Lisa Kristina | N/a | N/a |
| Bremen Township | Max Solomon | none | |
| Calumet Township | Vacant | N/a | N/a |
| Cicero Township | Sandra Tomschin | none | |
| Elk Grove Township | Ed Lapinski | none | |
| Evanston | Sean Matlis | none | |
| Hanover Township | Michael H. Baumer | Streamwood Village Trustee[4] | |
| Lemont Township | Michael Shackel | Lemont Township Trustee[5] | |
| 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[6] | |
| Palos Township | Sean M. Morrison | Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners[7] 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[8] | |
| 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[9] |
| Bernard W. Snow | [10] |
| David H. Jackson | 1906–1907[9] |
| 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[9] |
| Hayes Robertson | circa 1960s [16][17] |
| Virginia B. MacDonald | [9][18] |
| Floyd T. Fulle | c. 1975[19] |
| J. Robert Barr | 1978-1985[20][21] |
| Donald L. Totten | 1985–March 1988[22][23] |
| James Dvorak | March 1988–April 1990[23][24] |
| Richard Siebel | April 1990–March 1992[23][24][25] |
| Manny Hoffman | March 1992 – 2002[25][26] |
| Maureen Murphy | 2002–April 2004[27] |
| Gary J. Skoien | April 2004 – 2007[27][28] |
| Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman | 2007–2008 |
| Lee Roupas | 2008–2011[29] |
| Sig Vaznelis | September 2011–April 2012[30] |
| Aaron Del Mar | April 2012– April 2016[31][32] |
| Sean M. Morrison | April 2016–April 2025[32][33] |
| Aaron Del Mar | April 2025–present[33] |