PEORIA, Ill. – Republicans in Tazewell and Peoria County are bringing the Speaker of the House to central Illinois.
The groups have announced that Mike Johnson will be the keynote speaker at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner. The event will take place at Four Points by Sheraton in Peoria on June 1st.
Tazewell County Republican Chairman Jim Rule tells WMBD’s “Greg and Dan” that Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) helped bring the Speaker to central Illinois.
“When we gave him the idea that this is who we wanted, he kinda looked at me cross-eyed and said ‘Really?’ And [I] said ‘yeah’.” Rule said. “So, his team and the Johnson team worked closely together, and he was able to get this done.”
This is the second year in a row a big name has been brought in as the keynote speaker. The groups last year hosted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Rule says the motivation behind getting big names is to get people engaged.
“We want to get interesting people here to talk about the issues of the day. And whether we support them or not at the voting booth, they still are very interesting people. And they put butts in seats, and that’s the whole idea behind a major fundraiser like this,” Rule said.
Individual tickets are $85, with group sponsor packages available.
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