| Kathy Salvi | |
| Caption: | Salvi in 2022 |
| Birth Name: | Kathleen Keller |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Waukegan, Illinois |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Al Salvi (m. 1988) |
| Children: | 6 |
| Education: | Loyola University Chicago (BA) Illinois Institute of Technology (JD) |
| Office: | Chair of the Illinois Republican Party |
| Term Start: | July 29, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Don Tracy |
Kathleen R. "Kathy" Salvi (born Kathleen Keller on April 23, 1959)[1] is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the Chair of the Illinois Republican Party since July 2024. Salvi was also the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in the 2022 election in Illinois.[2]
Salvi was raised in a family of nine in Waukegan, Illinois.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Loyola University Chicago in 1981 and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1984. The same year, she was admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association.[3]
In March 2022, Salvi announced that she would challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth for her seat in the 2022 United States Senate election in Illinois.[4] She won the Republican primary with 30.2% of the vote but was defeated by Duckworth in the general election.
In July 2024, Salvi was elected Chair of the Illinois Republican Party, succeeding Don Tracy. Her focus as party chair has been addressing issues such as crime, corruption, and cost of living in Illinois, as well as uniting a divided Republican Party.[5] [6]