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A Generation of Legislative Leaders Passes from the Scene Michael Madigan and Mike Miller are the most prominent among a host of legislators who held office for decades and have recently been ousted from leadership, retired or passed away. Alan Greenblatt, Senior Staff Writer | January 25, 2021 | Analysis
Michael Madigan was first sworn into the Illinois House 50 years ago this month. He ruled as speaker for 36 of those years, making him the longest-serving state House speaker in American history. His reign finally ended on Jan. 13, when Chris Welch was elected to replace him.
“He has been a dominant force for so long that very few of us can think of Illinois politics without the role of Mike Madigan,” says John Jackson, a political scientist at Southern Illinois University. “He dominated the House and, to a lesser extent, much of Democratic politics.”