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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy resigned on Wednesday, less than a month before next month’s Republican National Convention in neighboring Wisconsin, due to internal disagreements with the party.
In his resignation letter, Tracy said he spent “a lot of time dealing with intraparty power struggles and local feuds within the party,” the Chicago Tribune and the local ABC affiliate reported.
“In better days, Illinois Republicans came together after tough intraparty elections, but now it seems like agreement 80% of the time, as President Reagan said, is not enough for some who would rather fight each other than take on Democrats.” He said in a statement.
Tracy, who has held the position since February 2021, said his resignation became effective when a new president is elected, “preferably no later than” July 19.
The Republican Party is scheduled to hold its national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15 to 18. During the conference, former US President Donald Trump is expected to be nominated as the party’s candidate for the general elections scheduled for November 5.
