PEORIA, Ill. – A former Vice President will headline the annual Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner next month.
The campaign of Congressman Darin LaHood says Mike Pence will give the keynote address at the joint dinner of the Peoria and Tazewell Republican Central Committees on June 20.
The address will come several days before Republican Primary for the newly-redrawn 16th Congressional District in Illinois, of which LaHood is one of four candidates.
LaHood’s campaign refers to the former Governor of Indiana as a “conservative champion.”
“As a former Governor and House Republican, Vice President Pence understands the importance of firing Speaker Pelosi for good and defeating Governor JB Pritzker,” said LaHood, in a news release. “Illinois will be a key battleground for taking back the House this November, and I look forward to welcoming Vice President Pence to Peoria.”
In a press release, Pence accuses Democrats and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker of having a “radical left agenda.”
“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,” said Pence, in the news release. “I look forward to joining Peoria and Tazewell conservatives to discuss our shared vision for the future of Illinois.”
Specific details about the Lincoln Day Dinner have yet to be announced.
