William E. Brady is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from May 2002 until his resignation in December 2020.
Kirk W. Dillard is an American politician and the current Chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors. Previously,he served as a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate,representing the 24th District from 1993 until his resignation in August 2014.
Rich Brauer is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 87th district since 2003. A native of Petersburg,IL,Brauer upset incumbent Gwen Klingler in the 2002 Republican primary,after re-districting resulted in rural areas outside of Springfield being in his district.
Terry Lee Bruce is an American politician,lawyer,and educator from Illinois.
Douglas Kane is an American politician,economist,and author who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983.
For the American former MLB pitcher and pitching coach,see Wayne Rosenthal.
The 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois,concurrently with the election to Illinois's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Bruce Vincent Rauner is an American businessman,philanthropist,and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chairman of the Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR.
Ronald "Ron" Sandack was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 81st district from 2013 to 2016. Prior to his appointment Sandack was the Mayor of Downers Grove,Illinois,where he served from 2007 to 2011.
Jeanne M. Ives is an American politician. A Republican,she is a former member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 42nd district. She was a candidate for governor of Illinois and U.S. representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district.
Max E. Coffey is an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate.
Steven A. Andersson is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 65th district. The 65th district is located in northwestern Kane County.
Leslie Geissler Munger is an American politician and business executive who served as the Illinois Comptroller in 2015 and 2016. She was appointed by incoming Governor Bruce Rauner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of re-elected Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.
A special election for Illinois Comptroller took place on November 8,2016. After comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died shortly after her reelection in 2014,Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Leslie Munger,a former business executive and unsuccessful 2014 nominee for the Illinois House of Representatives,to fill her seat at the beginning of his term in 2015. Per Illinois state law,a special election was held to elect a comptroller to finish Topinka's term. Munger ran as the Republican nominee against Democratic Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza. State Senator Daniel Biss ran for the Democratic nomination,but dropped out in November 2015.
The special election for Illinois's 18th congressional district was held on September 10,2015,between Republican Darin LaHood and Democrat Rob Mellon to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Aaron Schock,who resigned on March 31,2015. LaHood won the election with almost 69% of the vote.
The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Illinois,concurrently with the 2018 Illinois general election and other midterm elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term in office,but was defeated by Democratic nominee J. B. Pritzker. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
Sara Wojcicki Jimenez,was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 99th district since her appointment in 2015. The 99th district includes Auburn,Berlin,Chatham,Curran,Divernon,Leland Grove,New Berlin,Thayer and the majority of the state's capitol Springfield.
Steve McClure is an American Republican politician who is currently a member of the Illinois Senate. He represents the 54th district and serves as the Floor Leader and as an Assistant Leader for the Senate Republican Caucus. The 54th district,located in Central Illinois,includes all or parts of Christian,Cumberland,Effingham,Macon,Macoupin,Menard,Montgomery,Moultrie,Sangamon,and Shelby counties.
Craig J. Findley is an American newspaper editor and politician.
Don Tracy is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who serves as the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. He was elected to succeed Tim Schneider as party chairman in February 2021. He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2010. He finished in third place out of six candidates.
