For IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 9, 2008

– RSLC CALLS ON STATE LEADERS IN ILLINOIS TO URGE BLAGOJEVICH TO RESIGN IMMEDIATELY –

ALEXANDRIA, VA – With the indictment of Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois today, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), urged Illinois state legislative leaders to call for his immediate resignation.

“There is no place for an individual who has been elected and put in the public trust to remain in office under these circumstances,” said RSLC President Scott Ward. “Blagojevich ran on ending political corruption and has failed the people of his state. If the Governor does not resign on his own, we urge state legislative leaders to call for his resignation or begin impeachment proceedings immediately.”

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) is the only national organization whose mission is electing Republicans to the office of Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and State legislator. The RSLC is the largest caucus of Republican state leaders in the country – making a national impact one state at a time.

The RSLC has over 70,000 donors from all 50 states supporting the RSLC’s goals to pursue a pro-growth agenda, including: reforming the tax code, healthcare and legal systems; promoting a better educational system; encouraging sound energy initiatives; and advocating public safety through tough, crime-fighting policies. During the 2008 election the RSLC helped maintain the number of Republican Attorneys General and Lieutenant Governors across the U.S. In addition, the RSLC was able to deliver new Republican majorities in the Montana, Oklahoma and Tennessee state senates, as well as an unprecedented majority in the Tennessee House of Representatives.