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.

2023 Veterans Appreciation Breakfast

Tazewell County Republicans recognizes a Veteran of the Year who resides in Tazewell County; served and was honorably discharged from a branch of the U.S. military; and is consistently active in our community by involving himself or herself in causes or actions that give back and/or in some way, makes a difference in the lives of those in our community.

The 2023 Veteran of the year is Steven Saal. Steven Saal served in the United States Marine Corp from 1971 thru 1973. 

Steven's lifetime of membership in service organizations was the direct result of guidance from his father following discharge from the Marines. Steven is the Superintendent of Tazewell County's Veterans Assistance commission, starting with that office in 1998.

Click Here to View the Veteran of the Year Presentation

Keynote Speaker

Steven Saal agreed to serve our celebration as our keynote speaker.  Steven described the Tazewell County government's Veterans Assistance Commission's services, the steps that veterans should take to assure access to these services, and new members in his office to process veteran's claims. More information is available at tazewell-il.gov/VeteransAssistance/VeteransAssistance

Click Here to hear about the Veteran Assistance Commission

2023 Lincoln Day Dinner

The night was amazing and historic.  Tazewell County Republicans and Peoria County Republicans jointly held our 2023 Lincoln Day Dinners.  The Keynote speaker was Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.  Also featured were Congressman Darin LaHood and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White.  Over 1,200 donors attended the sold-out event. 

The introduction by Chairman Jim Rule predicted that an earthquake is coming and that the epicenter was this event.

Videos from the event are available at youtube.com/@TazewellCountyRepublicans1536

A Tradition has Returned!

A tradition has returned. Tazewell GOP is committed to having Saturday morning breakfasts, hosted by the Precinct Committeeperson Chairperson for each county board district. Saturday the 6th of May was the first event, in County Board District 1, hosted by chairperson Jody Baker. Coincidentally, Saturday was also the anniversary the death of Littleton Tazewell, a US Senator for whom our county was named in his honor.

More details courtesy of Tazewell County Clerk and Recorder John C. Ackerman - Littleton Tazewelll (.pdf download)

Central Committee Meeting

At the March 4 Central Committee Meeting, the Precinct Committeepersons selected their Tazewell County Board District Chairpersons.  From left to right:  Jim Rule - County Chairman, Caleb Zobrist - District 2 Chairperson, Jody Baker - District 1 Chairperson, Russ Crawford - District 3 Chairperson.  Congratulations to Caleb, Jody and Russ.

Roles and responsibilities of County Board District Chairpersons include: Illinois Statutes require the appropriate County Board Chairman notify the District Captain within 3 days of a county board vacancy.   Each District Captain should host 2 events each year which would be a breakfast, happy hour, picnic, etc.  Each District Captain will be a member of the Organization Committee with goals to increase the number of voters represented by a Precinct Committeeperson. Each District Captain will support the Volunteer Coordinator’s efforts to get volunteers for parades and festivals.  Every 4 years, the District Captain will be responsible to assure that each township within their district has a Precinct Committeeperson to conduct the Township Caucuses.

2nd Amendment Raffle

Thanks to all of the supporters who bought tickets for our 2nd Amendment Raffle.  The winners were selected in a ceremony at our Headquarters on Saturday, October 29.

• 1st prize was won by Jacob.

• 2nd prize was won by Stephen.

The work that Tazewell County Republicans performs is made possible thanks to this kind of support from voters.

Additionally, the assault on the 2nd Amendment has never been more intense.

News 

7/27/2022 - At the Biennial County Convention, the Precinct Committeepersons re-elected Jim Rule as the Chairman of the Tazewell County Republican Central Committee.  Unaminously, the Precinct Committeepersons voted to continue Jim's efforts to strengthen the party.

The Chairman's comments re-iterated his commitment to the 2021 Strategic vision, mission, and goals. Jim invited the Precinct Committeepersons, many of them new, to make their individual contributions to a better Illinois.

Congratulations Jim!

In other buisness,

The Precinct Committeepersons selected Kevin Johnson to be the Republican candidate for a 2-year unexpired term for the Tazewell County State's Attorney on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot.