A popular Republican county board chairman in Illinois is stepping down for personal and health reasons.
Stan Glazier of the Woodford County Board resigned after serving more than a decade, including two separate stints as chairman, Scott Hilyard of the Journal Star reported.
Glazier notably presided over a vote to recognize his county as a “sanctuary” for Second Amendment rights.
Illinois county chairman resigns
“Due to ongoing health issues and increasing family responsibilities, I feel that I can no longer dedicate the amount of time needed to adequately continue serving the Woodford County Board and my constituents,” Glazier wrote to Vice-Chairman Doug Huser and the board in a letter dated Nov. 16.
“I hereby tender my resignation from the Woodford County Board, effective immediately. Sincerely, Stanley K. Glazier,” Glazier concluded.
Glazier was a board member from the county’s 3rd District. His career with the board spanned two separate runs over more than 10 years. He began serving in 2006 and chose not to run again for the board in 2014 after serving as chairman from 2010 to 2014.
But he returned to the board in 2016 after becoming one of three Republican candidates to win a primary in the county’s 3rd District. There were no Democratic contenders in the election, and Glazier went on to serve a second term on the board. He was again elected as chairman for a second term in December of 2017 that lasted eleven months.
Glazier presided this year over a successful vote on a mostly symbolic resolution to recognize Woodford County as a “sanctuary” for gun rights. The resolution directs employees to not enforce gun control laws considered unconstitutional, singling out several state gun control bills regulating bump stocks and imposing other restrictions that infringe on the Second Amendment.
Search for new chairman
According to the Journal Star, Glazier was absent from a board meeting in October because of his health. Vice Chairman Huser presided over the meeting instead.
The first board meeting without Glazier on November 20 was further complicated by the absence of Huser, who had a death in the family. Board member Richard Hill presided over the meeting instead, in which the board discussed a solar farm outside Eureka that it had been debating for three months before voting to finally reject it.
Now, the county board turns to finding new leadership. The board met Monday night to discuss filling the vacant position.
The process involves selecting a temporary chairman and then a vote to nominate and select a permanent replacement. A new permanent chairman was not expected at the end of Monday’s meeting, which was to oversee the election of a new vice chairman and other committee business for the new year, including the selection of standing committees and a discussion of new rules.
Mr. Glazier will be missed.
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