In January, a record number of Democrats are set to be sworn in as state representatives in the Illinois House.
A line of voters stretches outside the Chicago Board of Elections Supersite on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022.Democrats are set to be sworn in as state representatives in the Illinois House, giving Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch a supermajority not even enjoyed by his notorious predecessor and claiming its first political victim — now-outgoing House Minority Leader Jim Durkin.
One of the races still hanging in the balance as mail votes continue to arrive in election offices is a seat now held by Democratic state Sen. Michael Hastings of Frankfort, who Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzkerin light of allegations the lawmaker had mistreated women, including allegations of domestic violence by his now-ex-wife.
The overwhelming Democratic success in Illinois is part of a broader sweep by the party that included big wins not only in the statehouse, but also congressional seats from Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Governor’s Mansion and every statewide office.But the Illinois version of a blue wave in the middle of a divided nation became too much for Durkin, a Western Springs Republican who served nine years as House minority leader.
Durkin’s statement also nodded at his attempts over the years to bring reason to an Illinois Republican Party that has increasingly tacked toward hard-right positions pushed by former Gov. Bruce Rauner and this year’s GOP governor nominee, state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia, whoPritzker on Wednesday acknowledged Durkin worked with him, especially in his first year as the state’s chief executive, to craft a bipartisan budget and address other issues.
“Voters no longer say, ‘When are you going to get rid of Mike Madigan?’ which in the past had become a frequent refrain on the campaign trail,” Williams said.
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