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Fellow Republicans,
132 days until early voting begins at the office of your election authority and temporary locations designated by the election authority. Take the pledge to Bank Your Vote
Our Illinois Republican State Convention is next week and we look forward to seeing you. Our Convention planners are working hard to host a great meeting for several hundred great Republicans. Our 7 Convention Committees are likewise working hard in meetings almost every evening and on weekends. As a member of each such committee, I have attended all but a couple of these meetings, and have been super impressed with the dedication, preparation and passion of the committee chairs and members. To cite just one example, one member of the Platform Committee appears to have pulled an all-nighter in doing an excellent job drafting a very important Platform Resolution.
This effort I think highlights a difference between our mainly volunteer Republican Party and the paid activists who run the Democrat Party. This difference is also represented at the State Central Committee (SCC) level. The great majority of our 34 SCC Members and Deputies do not hold paid political offices. In dramatic contrast, the great majority of the Members and Deputies of the Illinois Democrat SCC are paid politicos. And, of course, our County, Township and Ward leaders and precinct and ward workers (PCs) are all volunteer public officials.
PCs are very important positions in our Republican organization because voters usually have their first interaction with our PCs. And, taking back our State from dysfunctional Democrat control will require winning one precinct at a time. PCs are critical to this effort and the success of our Republican nominees, which is why we need more PCs statewide.
PCs help fill vacancies of election judges in your precinct polling location, PCS circulate petitions for candidates prior to the primary, PCS canvass their precincts in support of our candidates, PCs help promote early voting and absentee voting, PCs help recruit poll watchers for election day and early voting, PCs help advocate for the interest of the voters in the precinct, and do so much more. Thank you to all our PCs throughout the State for taking on such a crucial role for our state and our nation.
Our State Convention is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with campaign leaders, political candidates, and elected officials. It’s also enjoyable to meet and chat politics with other grassroots leaders and patriots. We will also have great training sessions lined up for County Chairs and PCs, both new and seasoned, beginning Friday May 24 at 11 AM, with instructors from the Leadership Institute, Republican National Committee, County Clerks, Election Integrity experts, our walk app Numinar, Artificial Intelligence, and much more. All helpful tools and resources to help our fellow Republicans be better and more effective ambassadors and warriors for the Republican Party. There’s also a Cubs vs Cardinals game that you may want to enjoy that weekend. For more information, visit https://rcca.gop/convention/
To be a Delegate to the State Convention, you must be approved and appointed by your County Chairman. Please reach out to your local county Republican organization. Even if you are not selected as a delegate, our State Convention is welcome to all Republicans who register in advance. Keep in mind, only Delegates will be allowed to vote in the main session. Please visit our State Convention website for registration, hotel options, etc. Our Convention website provides information on registration for the Convention, securing a hotel room, and additional details on the convention. Discounted hotel rates are booking up quickly.
We look forward to seeing you at the State Convention. Please make sure to thank our local hosts, the Madison County Republicans, for having us. Our friends at the Collinsville Township Republicans will welcome all Convention attendees on Thursday, May 23 for complimentary reception as folks travel in. This will be a great time to pick up your credentials to avoid the long line on Friday, May 24.
P.S. We will be sending out the Chairman’s Memo early next week for one final State Convention promotion.
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Sixty years ago next month, Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois rallied his Republican colleagues to break the Southern Democrats’ filibuster and enact the Civil Rights Act of 1964. With a nod to Victor Hugo, Dirksen said: “Stronger than all the armies is an idea whose time has come.”
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 refreshed the promise of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution nearly 100 years before. The legislation reflected a strong national consensus against racism and ended the “Jim Crow” era of institutionalized segregation.
Where are we today, two full generations later? The kind of open racism that was once so prevalent in America is no more, although the legacy of past racism remains part of our conscious present, evoking discomfort, wariness, guilt, posturing, and disagreement.
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