Report: Sandack in the Running for Next Illinois GOP Chairman?

Illinois state Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove) is a top-tier candidate to become the next Illinois GOP Chairman and replace Pat Brady, who resigned last week, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The Sun-Times lists Sandack as one of nine finalists considered by the Republican State Central Committee; of the nine, Sandack won the paper's informal reader poll with almost 44 percent of the vote.

Sandack would likely be a controversial choice given that many believe Oberweis and other socially conservative Republicans ousted Brady over the former chairman's support of gay marriage—which Sandack also supports—the paper said.

Major Illinois Republican player Ron Gidwitz is quoted in the article as being highly critical of anyone who pushed out Brady, it was done with "lack of preparation once they started attacking Pat Brady, with no expectation, no strategy to replace him with a capable, respected individual... They are fundamentally creating an irrelevancy for the state party."

Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is quoted responding that "there's a plan in place, and it's being executed as we speak."

The other eight named finalists are Jack Dorgan, Angel Garcia, Jim Nalepa, Tim Schneider, Mark Law, Don Tracy, Joe Walsh and Lori Yokoyama.

Read the full story at the Sun-Times website.

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