Lee Roupas
Lee Roupas | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Cook County Republican Party | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Liz Gorman |
| Succeeded by | Sig Vaznelis |
| Palos Township Republican Committeeman | |
| In office 2006–2012 | |
| Preceded by | John Minogue |
| Succeeded by | Sean M. Morrison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1983 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Palos Park, Illinois |
| Occupation | attorney |
Lee J. Roupas[1] is a former committeeman for the Palos Township Republican Organization as well as the former chairman of the Cook County Republican Party in Cook County, Illinois. At a national level, Lee worked on the re-election campaign of President George W. Bush in Washington, D.C. as a surrogate event coordinator, planning rallies for the President in battleground states across the country. He served the Republican Party on the 2004 Republican National Convention staff. He served the party on the 55th Presidential Inauguration staff and later as the communications director for the Republican Party of Virginia. Prior to being elected chairman of the Cook County Republican Party, he served on the Cook County GOP executive committee under Chairmen Gary Skoien and Liz Gorman.
Early life
He attended Amos Alonzo Stagg High School and is an alumnus of the Delta Alpha chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.[2] He graduated from The George Washington University, where he served as President of the College Republicans.
Palos Township Republican Party
After being elected committeeman in March 2006 (defeating incumbent Committeeman John Minogue) at 23 years old, he built on the party started by Anne S. Zickus and developed a party with an executive director, Deputy Committeemen and an organization to handle each city or village in the township. He was succeeded by Sean Morrison in 2012.[3]
Law career
In 2011 he became an assistant state's attorney in DuPage County, Illinois, and in 2015 sought an appointment for a Republican vacancy on the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners with the support of former governor Jim Edgar.[4]
Roupas is a member of and has served as president of the Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association.[5] and in March 2019 condemned State Attorney Kim Foxx for her actions related to the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax.[6][7][8]
Television appearances
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In 2023, Lee appeared on Season 1, Episode 30 of Fatal Attraction. [9]
References
- ↑ "Lee J. Roupas - Lawyer in Palos Park, Illinois (IL) Cook County - legaldirectories.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ↑ Barnett, Michael; Levy, Marissa (March 4, 2004). "BREAKING NEWS: Woodard wins SA presidency". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ Roupas, Lee (June 21, 2006). "Palos Township GOP Chairman Responds to IR Critic" (Letter). Letter to Illinois Review. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (October 22, 2015). "Lawyer who helped scuttle Rutherford wants elections post". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via PressReader.
- ↑ Campbell, Colin. "What is Marsy's Law crime victims constitutional amendment?". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Roupas, Lee (March 28, 2019). "Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association Statement on Jussie Smollett Case Dismissal" (PDF) (Press release). Wheaton, Illinois: Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ Richardson, Valerie (March 29, 2019). "Kim Foxx condemned for 'highly unusual' handling of Smollett case". The Washington Times. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ Beese, Kevin (March 29, 2019). "State prosecutors group blasts actions in Smollett case". Cook County Chronicle. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ "A Devastating Love Story". YouTube.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Minogue |
Palos Township Republican Committeeman 2006–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman |
Chairman, Cook County Republican Central Committee 2008–present |
Incumbent |
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