* Background is and here if you need it. Press release…
STATEMENT FROM THE COOK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
The Cook County Republican Party has removed Ed Lapinski from his position as Secretary, effective immediately.
Antisemitic rhetoric and Holocaust denial are morally repugnant, historically false, and completely incompatible with the values of the Republican Party. There is zero tolerance for this kind of conduct PERIOD.
The Holocaust is an indisputable historical fact. Any attempt to deny, minimize, or excuse it is an insult to the millions who were murdered and to the principles of truth and human dignity we stand for.
Mr. Lapinski’s comments are indefensible. They do not reflect the values of our party, our voters, or our leadership. He has been stripped of any executive role, and there will be no ambiguity about where we stand.
The Cook County Republican Party will always reject antisemitism, extremism, and hate in all forms. Anyone who promotes it has no place in leadership.
— Aaron Del Mar
Chairman, Cook County Republican Party
Lapinksi is still a Republican township committeeperson, however. They can’t remove him from that post.
- NIU Grad - Thursday, Jan 29, 26 @ 5:09 pm:
LOL, I forgot that Del Mar was still Chair. I guess this conversation just never came up with his Secretary.
That’ll be a fun one for the Pritzker team to play around with after the primary.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jan 29, 26 @ 5:12 pm:
I’m assuming that a certain someone will take credit for this, even though her “story” didn’t even mention that he was on the party’s executive committee and a township committeeperson.
- Archpundit - Thursday, Jan 29, 26 @ 5:14 pm:
–I’m assuming that a certain someone will take credit for this
LOL.
At least the IL GOP took this seriously so good on them.
- Shytown - Thursday, Jan 29, 26 @ 5:15 pm:
Well done Rich
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jan 29, 26 @ 5:23 pm:
If you’re Ed Lapinski, Playbook would like to hear from you.
- Excitable Boy - Thursday, Jan 29, 26 @ 6:18 pm:
According to this Lapinski tried to tell Del Mar the texts were doctored. Kind of strange since he told Rich they weren’t.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260129/news/republican-leaders-condemn-suburban-gop-state-house-candidate-for-holocaust-views/