Don Tracy (born 1960/1961) is an American lawyer and

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politician who serves as the chairman of the

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. He was elected to succeed

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as party chairman in February 2021. He was a candidate for

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in 2010. He finished in third place out of six candidates. He attended

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and the University of Memphis Law School. He formerly served as the state's Gaming Board chairman, an appointee of then Governor

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. In 2015, Governor

appointed Tracy to the Illinois Gaming Board. Upon the election of

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to the governorship, Tracy offered to resign his role as chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board. Tracy was asked to stay on for the remainder of his term. On, Pritzker appointed Charles Schmadeke to serve as the chairman for a term beginning July 29, 2019 and ending July 1, 2022. The

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confirmed Schmadeke on May 26, 2019.

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