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Gary SkoienGary J. Skoien is a Republican politician from Illinois. He has served as Chairman of the Cook County, Illinois Republican Central Committee since 2004. Skoien was elected Chairman of the Cook County Republican Central Committee following a contentious election that also included Republican State Central Committeeman Maureen Murphy and Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica. Eventually, Skoien prevailed, widely seen as a compromise candidate that appealed to the Republican vote-rich northern suburbs of Cook County. Skoien concurrently serves as the Republican Committeeman for Palatine Township, Illinois. Skoien earned a degree in political science in 1976 from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York and in 1978 was granted a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Skoien, an Inverness, Illinois resident, previously challenged U.S. Congressman Phil Crane in two primary elections, vying to replace Crane on the general election ballot. Crane ultimately held on in both cases, only to lose to Democrat Melissa Bean in the November 2004 election. Skoien's name is frequently mentioned as a possible opponent when Bean seeks reelection in the very conservative 8th Congressional District in Northern Illinois in 2006. Gary Skoien also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Rosemont, Illinois-based Horizon Group Properties, Inc., a nationwide developer of outlet malls. Prior to his career in the private sector, he served as Executive Director from 1983 to 1991 on the Illinois Capital Development Board. In the early 1980's, Skoien served as Assistant to the Governor for Health and Welfare for then-Illinois Governor Jim Thompson. Recent reports suggest that outgoing U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald, a close friend of Skoien's and fellow Inverness, Illinois resident, has asked that Skoien seek the position of Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party following Judy Baar Topinka's anticpated resignation in January, 2005. Skoien, Gary
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