Posted on 06/24/2023 7:19:23 AM PDT by PBRCat
State Senator Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) collects pay and benefits to represent parts of Chicago's north and west sides in the General Assembly.
She has a state-funded district office and state taxpayer-paid staff members.
But Van Pelt herself doesn’t participate in the legislative part of her job anymore.
Van Pelt refuses to do so, sources tell Chicago City Wire, and she refuses to resign so Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) can appoint a replacement.
“Last year, she told (Harmon) she was going to do nothing this year, tell people she was having a medical procedure done, then resign. She didn’t want to come to Springfield anymore,” the source said. “But she drew a four-year term, not a two-year as she expected. So she now wants to cash in on the gig and keep her state paycheck for a while longer.”
Sources say they didn’t see Van Pelt cast a single floor vote during the past legislative session. She didn’t participate in committee hearings, or vote on a single bill in any of them, either.
“She was no-show all session,” one source said. “Dr. Pat never appeared in Springfield once. I never saw her.”
Senate Democrats don’t need her vote; they currently hold a 40-19 supermajority.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagocitywire.com ...
Um...no..you do not have to look...
Have to watch out for them High Yellows. They be crafty
The surprise here would be if he were to face a recall from the constituents.
Looks like she’s had breast cancer, so her upcoming surgery might be related to that. However, she’s a get rich quick with CBD, too.
There’s no way to recall a politician in Illinois.
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“No work full pay” — AND they can’t appoint a replacement until she resigns, which she won’t do.
If Obama had a daughter, she would look like Patricia Van Pelt.
These non-credentialed people are funny. The people who vote for them get exactly what they deserve.
Where can I find a great paying job that allows me to take time off and not work? (Besides politics I mean)
Doing less damage that way. This is a win.
—”There’s no way to recall a politician in Illinois.”
Would be hard to tell the difference.
I had a teacher whose father was an Illinois state senator. And he enjoyed telling about working for his father downstate.
Where they would go to the missing member desk and vote for them!
And people wonder how there is NO record of 0bama voting in Springfield.
oh yes there is...
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