Elected Officials

Republican Party

• National
  • Joe Gruters – RNC Chairman 
• State
  • Kathy Salvi – Illinois Republican Party Chairwoman 
  • Rhonda Belford – Illinois National Committeewoman 
  • Dean White – Illinois National Committeeman 
• Central Illinois
  • Rhonda Belford – State Central Committee Person – 12th Congressional District 
• Effingham County
  • Chairman – Sara Fred
  • Vice Chairman – Lisa Tegeler
  • 2nd Vice Chairman – Travis Buhnerkempe
  • Secretary – Shannon McClurg
  • Treasurer – Joshua Douthit 

Federal and State

• President Donald J. Trump
• Vice President J. D. Vance
• Congressman Mike Bost – District 12 
• Illinois State Senator Steve McClure – District 54 
• Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose – District 51
• Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer – District 55
• Illinois State Representative Blaine Wilhour – District 110
• Illinois State Representative Adam Niemerg – District 102 
• Illinois State Representative Brad Halbrook – District 107

County Wide

• Effingham County Board
  • Norbert Soltwedel, District A
  • Josh Douthit, District B, Chairman
  • Jeremy Kyle, District C
  • David Campbell, District D, Vice-Chairman
  • Chris Keller, District E
  • Mike Buzzard, District F
  • Sandi Gillet, District H
  • Jeremy Deters, District I
• Circuit Clerk – Tammy Kreke
• Clerk / Recorder – Michelle Kollmann
• Coroner – Kim Rhodes
• Sheriff – Paul Kuhns
• States Attorney – Aaron Jones 
• Supervisor of Assessments – Pamela Braun
• Treasurer – Deborah Ruholl

Townships

To view the elected officials for each township, view the 2022 Effingham County Reference Book PDF, linked here. The townships are listed on pages 20-23.