DeWitt County Democratic Party Chairman Terry Redman recently received the Party Builder Award for his work with the state and local Democratic Party organizations.
The award was presented on August 13 at the annual Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield with an estimated 3,000 attendees. Loretta Durbin, wife of U.S Senator Dick Durbin, was also a Party Builder honoree for her work with the Illinois Women’s Institute for Leadership.
Redman has served as county chairman of the Democratic Party for more than 30 years. He also serves as a State Central Committeeman for the 15th Congressional District of the Democratic Party of Illinois, representing 35 counties.
In his remarks at the award ceremony, Redman shared his background as the son of a working-class, union family. His mother was a union steward for the Machinists Union, and his father was a member of Laborers Local 362. Terry was also a union member, most recently with the Teamsters Pro-Tech Division, until his retirement from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Among his other accomplishments, Redman served on the Wapella Village Board for more than 10 years and has worked to ensure safe and affordable housing for disabled adults, protect the Mahomet Aquifer, and develop a wind farm in DeWitt County.
Redman was accompanied to the awards ceremony by his wife Camille and children Echo, Charleah, and Logan.
