{"id":185225,"date":"2025-08-19T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=185225"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:44","slug":"a-serb-from-chicago-got-an-important-position-bodo-jokic-was-elected-as-the-first-man-of-the-republicans-in-a-prestigious-part-of-the-city-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-serb-from-chicago-got-an-important-position-bodo-jokic-was-elected-as-the-first-man-of-the-republicans-in-a-prestigious-part-of-the-city-video\/","title":{"rendered":"A SERB FROM CHICAGO GOT AN IMPORTANT POSITION: Bodo Joki\u0107 was elected as the first man of the Republicans in a prestigious part of the city! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The chairman of the Republican Party of Cook County, Aaron Del Mar, appointed Slobodan Bodo Joki\u0107 as the new Republican commissioner in the municipality of Maine. He will replace the long-time commissioner Jim Stinson in that position.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slobodan Bodo Joki\u0107 is a businessman and a respected member of the Serbian community. He has been involved in politics for eight years as a member of the Republican Party and its chairman for Maine Township.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Del Mar pointed out that Joki\u0107 comes with rich experience in working with the community and great energy to strengthen the party in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Bodo Joki\u0107 is a proven community leader with a passion for strengthening our Republican Party and expanding our local presence. His dedication, energy, and vision will be a great advantage as we continue to build a stronger organization in Cook County,&#8221; Del Mar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also thanked the outgoing commissioner Jim Stinson for, as he emphasized, his many years of honest and dedicated work for the benefit of the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Jim Stinson served with integrity and dedication. On behalf of the Republican Party of Cook County, I want to thank him for his leadership and everything he has done to support Republican candidates and values,&#8221; Del Mar added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joki\u0107, who is known in the community as Bodo, said that he will work on gathering Republicans in the municipality of Maine, including new voters and strengthening voter turnout in the upcoming elections. His appointment, the party assesses, represents a new step in strengthening the Republican presence in one of the most important municipalities in Cook County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All candidates who run, whether for federal, state, or local positions in Maine township, will have to get Joki\u0107&#8217;s blessing and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Let&#8217;s recall that a donor dinner was held in support of Slobodan Bodo Joki\u0107 in his candidacy for highway commissioner. On that occasion, the Serbian Times team had the exclusive opportunity to talk to Joki\u0107 about his plans, challenges, and vision for the community. You can see what he told us, as well as the reactions of the gathered Americans and Serbs, in our report from the scene.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SRBIN KANDIDAT ZA POLITI\u010cKU FUNKCIJU U \u010cIKAGU: Slobodan krenuo putem kojim na\u0161i ljudi retko idu!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FT5nrkqSsM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-judge-from-pirot-stood-with-the-demonstrators-he-called-on-prosecutors-to-open-an-investigation-into-police-brutality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE JUDGE FROM PIROT STOOD WITH THE DEMONSTRATORS: He called on prosecutors to open an investigation into police brutality!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/pesic-on-the-team-spirit-of-the-eagles-this-is-not-the-team-of-jokic-and-bogdanovic-but-ten-players-plus-the-two-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PE\u0160I\u0106 ON THE TEAM SPIRIT OF THE EAGLES: This is not the team of Joki\u0107 and Bogdanovi\u0107, but ten players plus the two of them!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-total-of-19-people-in-custody-three-more-people-arrested-for-demolishing-sns-premises-in-belgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A TOTAL OF 19 PEOPLE IN CUSTODY: Three more people arrested for demolishing SNS premises in Belgrade!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/citizens-blocked-the-court-building-in-novi-sad-they-are-demanding-the-release-of-arrested-demonstrators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CITIZENS BLOCKED THE COURT BUILDING IN NOVI SAD: They are demanding the release of arrested demonstrators!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>Serbian Times, <strong>Photo:<\/strong> Serbian News USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chairman of the Republican Party of Cook County, Aaron Del Mar, appointed Slobodan Bodo Joki\u0107 as the new Republican commissioner in the municipality of Maine. He will replace the long-time commissioner Jim Stinson in that position. Slobodan Bodo Joki\u0107 is a businessman and a respected member of the Serbian community. 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