Madigan Pledges to Remain State Democratic Party Chairman
New Senate Republican Leader-Elect Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods.)
Following calls from both Senator Dick Durbin and Governor JB Pritzker that he resign as chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, House Speaker Michael Madigan stood firm today.
He issued the following statement:
“I am proud of my record electing Democrats who support workers and families and represent the diversity of our state. Together, we have successfully advanced progressive policies that have made Illinois a strong Democratic state with supermajorities in the legislature. Illinois is the anchor in the ‘blue wall’ that has been reconstructed in the Midwest, and I look forward to continuing our fight for working families as chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois.”
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