Our Illinois county has a long heritage of Republican leaders on the local, Illinois and federal levels of government who have been committed to accountable, limited, and loyally constitutional government.
William Atkins for County Board District 3
The Tazewell County Republican Party announced today the selection by the elected
Republican Precinct Committeemen in Tazewell County District Three of William “Bill” Atkins of
Washington for the open Republican Party nomination for the upcoming November 6th, 2018,
General Election. Atkins will join Republican incumbent Seth Mingus and Gregory Longfellow to
challenge Democrat Mathew Ward for the three Tazewell County Board District Three seats
available.
News 
4/18/18 - At the Biennial County Convention, the Precinct Committeemen elected Jim Rule as the Chairman of the Tazewell County Republican Central Committee.
Tazewell County Candidates for November Election
Congratulations to the Tazewell County Republican primary election winners. We had many hard fought battles and we applaud all who ran for the opportunity to serve the citizens of this great county.
Now, as we look ahead and plan for the November general elections, we must bolster the victorious candidates with our support. Placing our Republican candidates into elected office is of the greatest importance and we must all unite in this effort.
| Candidate | Office |
| WILLIAM W. "BILL" FAWELL | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 17 |
| DARIN LaHOOD | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 18 |
| BILL BRADY | STATE SENATE DISTRICT 44 |
| TIM BUTLER | STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 87 |
| KEITH P. SOMMER | STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 88 |
| MICHAEL D. UNES | STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 91 |
| JOHN C. ACKERMAN | COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER |
| MARY J. BURRESS | COUNTY TREASURER |
| JEFFREY J. LOWER | SHERIFF |
| CHARLES "CHARLIE" HANLEY | CORONER |
| PATRICK DURLEY | REG'L SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHLS (MASON-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD) |
| JAY HALL | COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 1 |
| GREG MENOLD | COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 2 |
| G. NICK GRAFF | COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 2 |
| BRANDON C. HOVEY | COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 2 |
| WILLIAM "BILL" ATKINS | COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 3 |
| SETH D. MINGUS | COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 3 |
| GREGORY A. LONGFELLOW | COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 3 |
Congressman Bob Michel
Words cannot express the deep sorrow felt by Tazewell County Republicans at the loss of our great leader Bob Michel. His decades of service to our country make us proud to say we know him and we will always remember his many accomplishments. He truly had a way about him that gave you confidence in our government, you just knew all was well.
In our eyes, Bob Michel will always be our Hall of Fame Statesmen and Congressman who will live on forever.
On behalf of Tazewell County I want to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Bob Michel in their time of great sorrow.
Mary Burress
Tazewell County Chairman
Robert H. (Bob) Michel Obituary
Rep. Darin LaHood's Statement On the Passing of Bob Michel
President-Elect Donald J. Trump
Election Day 2016 was historic! Congratulations to all who helped make this happen.
49th Lincoln Day Dinner
On March 4, the Tazewell County Republicans hosted the 49th Lincoln Day Dinner at Embassy Suites East Peoria Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center
2015 Tazewell County Veteran of the Year
The 2015 Tazewell County Veteran of the Year is Clifford Hasselbacher. On July 18 at the annual Veterans' Breakfast at the Morton American Legion Post 318 hosted by Sheriff Bob Huston, Cliff's brief remarks included the declaration that he is not a hero, the heroes are in Europe in the WWII Cemeteries. Cliff proclaims himself as the luckiest man in the world.
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