Welcome to the We Are Illinois profile page. Folks all across our great state are letting us know why they are supporting our party and why the believe in what we are doing. You can too! Please send a picture and why you are proud to be a part of what the Illinois Republican Party is doing to profiles@weareillinois.org. Include your name and city, as well as a phone number. We will not publish your phone number and only use it to confirm the posting of your picture and statement.

	“My Reason for Being a Republican - - I am a Republican because I believe in God, My Community, and the Future of My Children" -Daniel J. Lee Hoffman Estates, Illinois
	"Being a Republican is about still believing in the American dream of hard work, ingenuity, and success." -David Clary Bloomington, IL
	"I was always a Republican because of the Republican principals of Faith, Family,Life,fiscal responsibility, Lower Taxes, a Strong National Defense And personal responsibility.I also learned to be a watchdog from being a small business person.I believe in open and honest government and that government shoule be OF and BY as well as FOR the people." -Myron Neff Waterloo, IL
	"I am a Republican because I believe in freedom, equal rights, equal opportunity, free enterprise, smaller and less intrusive government, National strength, lower taxes, and personal responsibility." -Larry D. Ehmen Quincy, IL
	"I am a Republican because ….after 62 years of life and living I am most comfortable with our republican leadership i.e. family values, economy, and security. President George W. Bush has not let me down." -Norma Goodale Republican Volunteer
	"I have always believed that we as Americans will benefit from having a smaller, more efficiently run national government. Trusting those levels of government closest to the people to make decisions about such topics as education is paramount. I also think that a strong, well prepared national defense is important, regardless of whether in a time of war or peace." -Katherine Coyle Peoria County
	"I am a Republican because I believe in traditional social values, lower taxes, quality education, a strong business climate and a safer world." – Dianne McGinnis Elmhurst, IL
	"I am a Republican because I believe that the American Dream belongs to everybody. I believe that America is the single greatest force for good in the history of the world. The Republican Party was founded upon the ideal that all are created equal. We ARE the party of change and we are the party that can and will restore that sense of Reagan optimism back into the hearts and minds of the American people."- Ryan Melchin, Hoffman Estates, IL
	"I was born in Mexico and migrated to the United States in 1992. Ever since I had the privilege to vote in the United States. For the first time I knew I would vote for candidates who share my values of less government intrusion in our lives, free enterprise, traditional family values, and those who fight to keep our taxes low and practice fiscal responsibility. What I did not understand back then was my responsibility to be involved in the political process in more ways than casting my vote." - Gabriela Wyatt, founder and president of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly in Kane County
	"I myself, like many Hispanics, have realized that I share the same common values of hard work, entrepreneurship, patriotism and traditional family values that the Republican Party stands for." - Rene Hernandez Jr., Round Lake, IL
	"I am a Republican because, as a small business owner, the GOP stands for less taxes and less regulation on my business, which allows me to hire more employees." - Jane Walker, Chicago, IL