DIXON – A Republican Party official representing part of the Sauk Valley is witholding judgment on the party's chairman, who endorsed legalizing same-sex marriage in January.

Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, is a member of the party's state central committee, which will decide whether to oust Chairman Pat Brady at a special, closed-door meeting Saturday. Syverson represents an area for the Republican Party that matches the former boundaries of the 16th Congressional District, which includes Whiteside County.

He said he wasn't happy with how Brady handled the same-sex marriage issue.