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U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly Elected Illinois Democratic Party Chair CBS Chicago 3/4/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) was elected Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Illinois on Wednesday, nine days after Mike Madigan stepped down from the helm. Vice Chair and Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough had been acting as interim chair. In accepting the chairwomanship, Kelly invoked her experience in the U.S. House during the Capitol riot in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, and proclaimed that American democracy was under siege. “Yes, in State after State Republicans are trying to roll back voting rights, suppress the rights of people of color to vote, and trample on what makes Democracy sacred: the right of all people to participate in the process,” Kelly said. “I was in the House chamber, trapped in the gallery when a violent mob invaded the greatest symbol of democracy in the history of the world. I stood with my

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