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Madigan 'suspends' bid for House speaker post - Jacksonville Journal-Courier


Madigan suspends bid for House speaker post
John O’Connor Associated Press
Jan. 12, 2021
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan appears on the floor as the Illinois House of Representatives convenes Friday at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. Madigan said Monday he was “suspending” his campaign for a 19th term in the leadership post.E. Jason Wambsgans | Chicago Tribune via AP
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Monday he would suspend his campaign for a 19th term in the leadership post amid fading support from fellow Democrats, largely because of a federal bribery investigation that’s implicated him.
Madigan, the longest-serving leader of a legislative body in U.S. history, has thus far been unable to get a majority of votes from his caucus to remain speaker, but the statement he issued began: “This is not a withdrawal.” ....

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Powerful House speaker locked in unimaginable fight for gavel


Powerful House speaker locked in unimaginable fight for gavel
John O’Connor Associated Press
Jan. 11, 2021
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks on the floor as the House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center on Friday.E. Jason Wambsgans | Chicago Tribune (AP)
The previously unimaginable showdown looming over leadership of the Illinois House of Representatives, occasioned by scandal around the once-invincible Speaker Michael Madigan, recalls a drawn-out debacle 45 years ago that burned through two weeks and 93 votes before lawmakers settled on a surprise compromise.
With the inauguration of a new General Assembly on Wednesday, Madigan, the longest-serving leader of any legislative body in U.S. history, will seek an unparalleled 19th term as speaker, a vote that’s been a lock for three decades. But last summer, the Democrat was identified in a Justice Department investigation as the beneficiary of a yea ....

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