Posted on 11/11/2016 10:57:09 AM PST by bigbob
House Speaker Mike Madigan is the most powerful man in Illinois politics.
He controls whether bills live or die. He controls the legislative map. He controls a property tax law firm that makes millions on the back of his influence.
But on Nov. 8, Illinois voters proved he can be beaten. Madigan will no longer control a veto-proof supermajority in the Illinois House.
The election results will likely change what was once the easiest and most obvious vote for House Democrats – Madigan for speaker – into one of the most contentious of the upcoming legislative session.
Voters in five House districts replaced Democrat seats with Republicans, while Madigan’s Democrats picked off just one Republican House member.
The Illinois House requires 71 votes to override a veto from Gov. Bruce Rauner. With the election costing Madigan four seats in the chamber he controls, his 71-member supermajority will drop to a simple majority of 67.
This is a clear rebuke of a man who has held state office since 1971, and who has served as speaker for 31 of the last 33 years.
On Election Day, Madigan’s Assistant House Majority Leader John Bradley lost to Republican Dave Severin. Bradley has voted for a Madigan speakership six times.
Democrat state Rep. Mike Smiddy lost to Republican Tony McCombie. Smiddy has voted for a Madigan speakership twice.
Democrat state Rep. Andy Skoog lost to Republican Jerry Long. Skoog was appointed to his seat in 2015 after Madigan’s party operation vetted him.
In a state where the Republican presidential nominee drew a mere 39 percent of the vote, and where Madigan drew the district lines himself, these losses are an embarrassing blow to a man known for his electoral prowess.
(Excerpt) Read more at illinoispolicy.org ...
Rauner has revitalized the GOP there in terms of funding. The IL GOP has always been outmatched in the past. Thankfully, this is changing. Madigan needs to be taken away in handcuffs.
Great news!
Now let’s see if Rauner holds up his end of the bargain.
Someday books will be written about the amount of damage to a state that can be traced to the actions of just this one man.
Sounds like a great thing!
And he should take his Attorney General step-daughter, Lisa Madigan, with him.
Clintons Part 2!!!!
Dittos
The DEMOCRATS no longer have a super majority, but they are working overtime to pass abominable legislation during the Lame Duck Veto Session.
HB 1403 - TAXPAYER ABORTION BILL is on its 3rd reading and can be voted upon anytime. CONTACT YOUR STATE REP NOW!
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/urgent-tax-dollars-abortion/
She’s a nasty piece of work, another madigan insurance policy.
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