Representative Joe Walsh News

The scandal forced the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] to step down this week, and is prompting Congressional investigations.

State Rep. Ron Sandack has formally pulled out of the race for the next chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.

Illinois state Rep. Ron Sandack 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 .

Illinois Republican leaders identified nine finalists Monday to replace Pat Brady as state GOP chairman, including several contenders who have been defeated in past elections.

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With the exit of Pat Brady of St. Charles as its chairman this week, the Illinois Republican Party is hunting to fill an often thankless job with someone who could face immense pressure to turn the GOP's recent defeats around in a crucial 2014 season.

America's most famous No Longer A Deadbeat Dad is back in the news, of sorts. Ex-congressman Joe Walsh is one of the nine or so names being considered for Illinois' new Republican Party Chairman, a spot that just opened up after previous Chair Pat Brady was ousted for having insufficient disrespect for gay people and other apparent a difficulties.

Pat Brady stepped down as the Chairman of the Republican Party in Illinois. Now the search is on for his successor.

"These are not the droids you're looking for" - one reason that Obi Wan Kenobi quote is so well known and so often invoked with a wink is because it succinctly captures American politics' most favorite bait and switch: the tactic whereby partisans deny the existence of a phenomenon that's there for everyone to see, all so that the phenomenon can ... (more)

Some of the possible candidates for the Illinois GOP chairman job include Joe Walsh, Lori Yokoyama, Ron Sandack, Don Tracy, Tim Schneider, Mark Shaw.

I don't think this is a joke, by the way, even though Rep. Sandack supports the gay marriage bill.

The religious right and tea party groups remain convinced that the Republican Party has no need to rethink its policies.

Former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh visited a Cook County courtroom Wednesday as lawyers for the fiery Tea Party Republican and his ex-wife continue to sort out his final few months of child-support payments before their youngest child graduates high school.

The Chicago Tea Party, in partnership withTea Party Patriots, held the 5th annual Tax Day Tea Party Rally Monday, April 15 at 12 p.m. in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago.