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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Candidate Recruitment Director Kevin Kauzlaric has notified me via Facebook Messenger that he will need to resign. He attributes the resignation to life being too busy to carry out volunteer tasks, combined with two jobs and then family work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>While he would like to remain, the past couple months have just been chaotic.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>He will help train his successor, and I will help do my part as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kevin’s expertise has been more than valuable. Kevin stuck around back when Kyle Symons was Political Director and due to scheduling conflicts, it was essentially myself and Kevin, who was serving as Campaigns Director at the time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>His dedication carried over to my leading the Political Division, and his dedication paid off as I made him my successor as Candidate Recruitment Director (CRD) as I made the step upward.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>His knowledge, guidance and advice has helped many candidates that he or I will admit, and I am sad to see him step down.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>His resignation will become effective as of 11:59:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 31.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This means we will have a vacancy of a crucial role within the division and should be filled ASAP. If you are interested in assisting candidates in preparation for our upcoming election cycles, please contact me at <a href="mailto:political@lpillinois.org">political@lpillinois.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Beginning August 1, I will be handling recruitment matters until a new CRD is appointed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have the opportunity, please don’t hesitate to thank Kevin for his relentless work in the Political Division and for this party.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>But from me personally, Kevin, thank you for all that you’ve done for the Political Division and for the Libertarian Party of Illinois. If things ever ease up in the future, I would – without hesitation – always welcome you back to the Division in any capacity. You are a credit to this Division and to this Party, and the next CRD has some mighty big shoes to fill.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'>Jake Leonard</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>Chapter Chairman</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#61BB46'>Tri-Counties Libertarian Party<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>BOD Member and Political Director</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#61BB46'>Libertarian Party of Illinois<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>Ballot Access Committee Member</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#61BB46'>Libertarian National Committee</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'><br>800 Capps Ave., Nokomis, IL 62075<br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#657B8E'>Website:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><a href="http://www.tricountylibertarians.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#0563C1'>www.tricountylibertarians.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>work – Heartland Newsfeed:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'> </span><a href="tel:217.569.4230" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'>217.569.4230</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> x700 | </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>work – Pana News Group/SILMG:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto'> </span><a href="tel:217.718.6938"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'>217.718.6938</span></a><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'><br></span></u><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>mobile:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><a href="tel:217.565.9273" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'>217.565.9273</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#667B8E'> | </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#FF5B00'>mobile:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'> </span><a href="tel:217.565.9709" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'>217.565.9709</span></a><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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