Lee J. Roupas is a former Committeeman for the Palos Township Republican Organization as well as the former Chairman of the

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. At a national level, Lee worked on the re-election campaign of President

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as a Surrogate Event Coordinator, planning rallies for the President in battleground states across the country. He served the Republican Party on the

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staff. He served the Party on the 55th Presidential Inauguration staff and later as the Communications Director for the

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. 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

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and is an alumnus of the Delta Alpha chapter of the

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fraternity. He graduated from

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, where he served as President of the

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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.

Law career

In 2011 he became an Assistant State's Attorney in Illinois, and in 2015 sought an appointment for a Republican vacancy on the

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with the support of former governor

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. Since 2016, Roupas has served as president of the Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association and in March 2019 condemned State Attorney

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for her actions related to the

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Television Appearances

In 2023, Lee appeared on Season 1, Episode 30 of Fatal Attraction.

Family

Roupas and his family live in the southwest suburban community of

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References

External links

Palos Township Republican Party's official website
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