Former Vice President Mike Pence to speak at Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner

Mike Kramer, Pekin Daily Times
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Former Vice President Mike Pence pauses to see the sunset before leaving after the annual Story County Lincoln High Way Dinner, sponsored by the Republican Party of Story County, at the Ames Golf & Country Club Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Ames.
Former Vice President Mike Pence pauses to see the sunset before leaving after the annual Story County Lincoln High Way Dinner, sponsored by the Republican Party of Story County, at the Ames Golf & Country Club Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Ames.
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill., 18th District) announced in a Thursday press release that former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will attend the joint 2022 Lincoln Day Dinner with the Peoria and Tazewell County Republican Central Committees as a special guest and keynote speaker.

"(U.S. President Joe Biden and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's) radical left agenda are leading Illinois and America down a path of decay and decline," Pence stated. "With conservative leaders like Darin LaHood and Esther Joy King in Congress, we can restore American energy independence, reestablish strong American leadership, and revive the economy that was the strongest in American history during the Trump-Pence administration. I look forward to joining Peoria and Tazewell conservatives to discuss our shared vision for the future of Illinois."

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The event will be held June 20, but the release promised further details at a later date. According to LaHood, the Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner is one of the largest events in Illinois Republican politics, with Republican activists, leaders, officeholders and prospective candidates from across Illinois coming to speak to voters.

“Vice President Mike Pence is a conservative champion who has been on the frontlines to defend our Midwest values and promote Republican candidates across the country,” said LaHood. “I am honored that he will join us as the keynote speaker for the 2022 Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day dinner.”

Past guests at Peoria and Tazewell County Lincoln Day dinners have included U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio, 4th District), former Secretary of Energy and former Texas governor Rick Perry, Republican National Committee National Finance Chair Todd Ricketts, and former Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Rep. (Mont.) Ryan Zinke.

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