1. Timothy O Schneider is the former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the 15th district, which includes all or parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Barrington and Streamwood.
In 2006, Tim Schneider was elected to the 15th district seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
In 2018, Schneider was defeated in his re-election bid by Democrat Kevin B Morrison.
Tim Schneider authored legislation that reduced campaign contribution limits for companies doing business with Cook County in half.
In 2015, Tim Schneider sponsored a resolution opposing a property tax increase to fill the 2016 budget gap.
Tim Schneider opposed the positions of Toni Preckwinkle and Chuy Garcia to a significantly greater extent than his colleagues on the board.
Tim Schneider was called out by many board members, even ones in his own party, for violating ethics.
In 2013, Tim Schneider expressed interest in running for Chairman of the Republican Party of Illinois, but pulled out before the vote.
Tim Schneider was elected Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party on May 17,2014 with little opposition.
When beginning his tenure as party chairman, Tim Schneider said that uniting the Republican Party of Illinois, which had been divided geographically and ideologically, as a top goal.
Tim Schneider announced in early December 2020 that he would step down as chairman.
Tim Schneider supported the 2013 immigration reform bill which was mainly backed by Democrats, but received some Republican backing.