CHICAGO - On July 12, 2024, The State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party elected Kathy Salvi as the next Chair by acclamation, with a start date of July 19th in accordance with outgoing Chairman Don Tracy’s resignation. 

Chairman Tracy released the following statement following the election of the new Chair:

“Congratulations to Kathy Salvi for taking on this challenging yet important position to build a brighter future for Illinois. Republicans in this state are united behind President Trump and understand that the Biden/Pritzker agenda is wrong for our families. We will show in Milwaukee this week that we are unified in purpose – to make this state and this country great once again with a message of hope and prosperity for the future.”