Drurbin feel entitled as the longest serving democrat to call the shots, meet the new boss
Respectfully speaking, Congresswoman Kelly while an effective funder with the DCCC, should focus on her legislative duties and fully represent her congressional district in DC. Fundraising takes a lot of time, focus, and energy.
You add her legal limitations in executing the task at hand–fundraising–in which she cannot properly perform.
your analysis is sound, under the current bylaws. i have long heard grievances by scc members against the current organizational framework.
Good luck to the Democrats tonight. But, again, I come back to the central point from my perspective: for a statewide leadership role in the party, on what planet is it a smart thing to install a member of the Chicago City Council? That’s a gift that will keep on giving to Republicans, in addition to having someone who doesn’t have an understanding of the diversity of the state. By contrast, Robin Kelly, kn
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Happy Wednesday, Illinois. Crowds may be returning to Wrigley Field, but for vaccines. It’s a start, folks.
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For the first time in 23 years, the Illinois Democratic Party will have a new chair and it’s going to be a Black woman. Tonight’s vote by the Democratic Illinois Central Committee symbolizes a new chapter in state politics after the long tenure of party leader
Michael Madigan. The contest is between Chicago Ald.
Michelle Harris and Congresswoman Robin Kelly, both well-respected Black elected officials.
Democratic Indiana House members have been proposing bills or amendments to increase voter turnout in the current legislative session, but a vast majority have been voted down by the Republican supermajority.
Within the past three weeks, the Illinois Senate has welcomed three new members.
Last Saturday, another Turner â State Sen. Doris Turner, a Springfield alderman and the Sangamon County Democratic Party chairwoman â was selected to fill the seat of former state Sen. Andy Manar, who resigned to become a senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. She is the first Black person to represent Central Illinois in the Senate.
Springfield Ward 3 Alderman Doris Turner and state Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, discuss drainage issues on Springfield s east side on June 17. Turner was appointed Saturday to succeed Manar, who resigned last month, in the Illinois Senate.
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Two new Democratic Senators were sworn in Saturday to fill vacancies in the Illinois General Assembly.
Doris Turner, a former Springfield city councilperson, and Mike Simmons, former policy director for Mayor Rahm Emanuel, are also the two newest members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.
The two Democratic appointments to the Senate follow the recent selections of Adriane Johnson, Cristina Pacione-Zayas and Sally Turner to vacancies in the 30th, 20th and 44th Senate Districts, respectively. They’ve replaced retiring senators through appointments from party officials.
Mike Simmons
Simmons fills the vacancy left by former Sen. Heather Steans, who resigned at the end of January from her seat representing the 7th Senate District on Chicago’s north side.