Madigan’s reign ends as longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history – Illinois Policy

"Long thought to be politically untouchable, Madigan was reportedly cleaning out his office yesterday evening. As recently as 2009, he had a neutral approval rating. Nearly 1 in 5 Illinois voters weren’t even sure who he was or had no opinion. And since 1983, a total of three Democratic House members had ever voted against Madigan for speaker. How did it come to this?"

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