Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s hand-picked successor for the legislative seat he held for a half-century resigned Wednesday, just three days after being appointed and hours after Madigan called
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Earlier this year, Madigan announced that he would not seek re-election as the Speaker of the Illinois House after more than three decades in power. That decision followed a vote of Democratic lawmakers that showed Madigan did not have enough support to retain his speakership, and he was ultimately replaced by Rep. Chris Welch in a January vote.
Last week, Madigan announced that he would resign his seat in Illinois’ 22
nd district, a seat he had held for more than 50 years. During a vote Sunday, Madigan endorsed Edward Guerra Kordatt as his successor, and the 26-year-old was sworn into office.