Organization and Leadership
The Democratic Party of Illinois is run by a Democratic State Central Committee of 38 members, two from each of the state's 19 congressional districts. The Central Committee has four officers: a chairman, a vice-chair, a secretary, and a treasurer.
Calvin Sutker of Skokie served as state party chairman until 1986 when he lost his committeeman seat to reform Democrat Jeffrey Paul Smith. Sutker was succeeded by Vince Demuzio, who served from 1986–1990 and is credited with rebuilding the Illinois Democratic Party. Demuzio was then defeated by the then-chief of staff for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Gary Lapaille. Madigan himself succeeded Lapaille and is the current Chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois.
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