John McCain-Organization, Illinois
revised March 28, 2008

JOHN McCAIN 2008, INC.
Co-chair Illinois Representative Jim Durkin
(announced March 22, 2007; also named national legislative co-chair)  Representative Jim Durkin began serving in the Illinois state Assembly in 1995.  Durkin is a former Cook County prosecutor, and served as assistant attorney general of Illinois from 1990 to 1991.  Durkin also served as co-chair of Senator McCain’s presidential campaign in Illinois during the 2000 campaign.
 
Co-chair Senate Minority Leader Frank Watson
(announced March 22, 2007; also named Illinois chairman of legislators)  Senator Frank Watson was first elected to the state Senate in 1982, having served the four previous years in the Illinois House of Representatives.  Senator Watson served as assistant majority leader from 1993 to 2002, and is now leader of the Senate Republican Caucus.

ILLINOIS LEADERSHIP TEAM (announced Nov. 13, 2007)
U.S. Congressmen
Rep. Mark Kirk  (Jan. 31, 2007)
Rep. Ray LaHood  (for ex. Jan. 10 article in The Hill)
Rep. Peter Roskam  (Nov. 13, 2007)
Rep. John Schimkus  (Jan. 31, 2007)

Former U.S. Senator
Sen. Peter Fitzgerald  (Nov. 13, 2007)

State Senators
Sen. Dan Cronin
Sen. Kirk Dillard
Sen. John Jones
Sen. Dave Luechtefeld
Sen. John Millner
Sen. Dale Risinger
Sen. Frank Watson

State Representatives
Rep. Dan Brady
Rep. Jim Durkin
Rep. Mike Fortner
Rep. Sid Mathias
Rep. Mike McAuliffe
Rep. Jim Meyer
Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
Rep. JoAnn Osmond
Rep. Raymond Poe
Rep. Randy Ramey
Rep. Jim Sacia
Rep. Jil Tracy
Rep. Jim Watson

Republican National Committeewoman Mary Jo Arndt
Major General John Borling, USAF (Ret).
Former Ambassador and Former Illinois Republican Party Chair Rich Williamson

and
former Gov. Jim Thompson (announced Feb. 4, 2008; previously backed Giuliani)
former Gov. Jim Edgar (announced Feb. 1, 2008; previously back Giuliani)
 

also on Nov. 14, 2007 the campaign announced it had filled its entire slate of delegates in the state of Illinois:
ILLINOIS DELEGATES
Gregg Abbott
Helen Albert
Mike Amrozowicz 
Mayor Jim Ardis 
John Atchley 
Kirby Ballard
Joe Bartolomucci
Tony Becker
Harry Bond 
Maj. Gen. John Borling 
Scott Boukal 
Rep. Daniel P. Brady 
Julie Brady 
Kevin Brady
Mary Jane Brady
Will Callard
Dean A. Casper, Jr.
Mayor Thomas Tolbert Chisum 
Vincent P. Churak
Robert Cook
Michael Corrigan 
James L. Coxworth
Sen. Dan Cronin 
Larry DeYoung 
Sen. Kirk Dillard 
Richard  E. Diller 
Mary Pat Dixon
William Durkin
Rep. Jim Durkin 
Barbara Dwyer 
Deb Detmers Fansler
Bobby Vaughan Ferguson 
Joann Finger
John Fogarty, Jr.
Rep. Mike Fortner 
Jim Fuchs
Susan Gere
Kimberly Pate Godden
Gustavo Gonzalez
Joyce Gooding
Thomas Gooding 
William S. Graham
Kent Gray
Mike Hagerty
Donald B. Hall 
J. Sue Hamilton 
John Harty
Thomas Hayes 
Sean Healy
William L. Henniger
Herbert Hentschel 
Roy Hertel 
Nora Kathleen Hickey 
Stephanie Hitt
Damon Hofstrand
Mark Hosty 
Robert Hudon 
Bill Jacklin 
David A. Kelm
Virginia Kenney 
Pam Kinsey
U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood 
Nadja Lalvani
Prem Lalvani
Pastor Ceasar LeFlore 
Stephen Liehr 
Cindy Limbach
Andrew Loveday
Alex Martella 
Rilio Mastrantonio
Rep. Sidney Mathias 
Karen Matjasko
Matthew Mau
John McCrory
Tom McRae
Margaret McSweeney
Ann Melichar
Rep. James Meyer 
Mary Jo Mikottis
Jack Murphy 
Tim O'Neill
Rep. Joann Osmond 
Ray Pawlak
Nick Peric
Rep. Raymond Poe 
Dennis Presley
William Read 
Nate Rice
James A. Riemer, Jr. 
Wayne Rosenthal
Carlos Saucedo
Lisa Schumacher
John Scully 
William G. Shepherd 
Det. Larry Shepherd 
U.S. Rep. John M. Shimkus 
Karen Slattery 
Michael Sneed
Jason Speer 
David Stanton
Nina Stephenson
Eugene Syring
Steven Tomaszewski
Mayor Bruce Tossell 
Rep. Jil Tracy 
Mayor Henry Vicenik 
Charlie Watts
Becky Weber
Mary A. Welling 
Ambassador Rich Williamson 
Alderman Elmo R. Younger, Veteran of WWII 

 
 
 
 
 



from March 22, 2007
ILLINOIS STATE LEADERS SUPPORTING SENATOR MCCAIN

Senator Pam Althoff   -
Senator Dan Cronin
Senator Kirk Dillard
Senator John Jones
Senator Dave Luechtefeld
Senator John Millner
Senator Dale Risinger
Senator Dan Rutherford   -
Senator Frank Watson
 

Representative Dan Brady
Representative Rich Brauer   -
Representative Mike Fortner
Representative Paul Froehlich
Representative Sid Mathias
Representative Mike McAuliffe
Representative Jim Meyer
Representative Rosemary Mulligan
Representative JoAnn D. Osmond
Representative Raymond Poe
Representative Randy Ramey
Representative Jim Sacia
Representative Jil Tracy
Representative Jim Watson
 
 
 
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