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Jan 14, 2021 09:37 PM EST
Illinois Democrats of the House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to anoint state Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch (D) as their next leader. This formally concludes decades of dominion by House Speaker Mike Madigan (D), who was sitting longer in his position more than any other state Speaker in the history of the United States.
Welch Elected as New Illinois House Speaker
Welch, who represents a suburban district east of Chicago, garnered the votes required to become Speaker after negotiating with state Rep. Jay Hoffman (D), who will hold a leadership post the following year.
The Illinois House elected its first Black Speaker to oust the longest-seated legislative leader in modern US history, picking Welch for the position and ousting Madigan following his implication in an ongoing bribery investigation.
likewise facing pressure from progressives within her party that feel time for generational change. this push is now to try to get her out. paul: how realistic is that? is she going to step down before election, that would be earthquake if she did? yeah, i don t think that she is. i think what s important is that this is by far the most pressure she has ever faced and it is coming from an array across the spectrum from different reasons, there s identity politics, congressional black caucus who believes it s overdue for a democratic party that nominates a african american speaker, you have progressives who think the time for a generational change and you have more conservative moderate members who really don t like having her as the face of the party. here is the best yet, nancy pelosi say that is the liberal media is out to get her. specifically nbc is trying to undermine her so they can move in somebody who closely identifies with their ie deputy and diversity politics.
likewise facing pressure from progressives within her party that feel time for generational change. this push is now to try to get her out. paul: how realistic is that? is she going to step down before election, that would be earthquake if she did? yeah, i don t think that she is. i think what s important is that this is by far the most pressure she has ever faced and it is coming from an array across the spectrum from different reasons, there s identity politics, congressional black caucus who believes it s overdue for a democratic party that nominates a african american speaker, you have progressives who think the time for a generational change and you have more conservative moderate members who really don t like having her as the face of the party. here is the best yet, nancy pelosi say that is the liberal media is out to get her. specifically nbc is trying to undermine her so they can move in somebody who closely identifies with their ie deputy and diversity politics.
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