Madigan's replacement chosen - for 2nd time in 4 days John O’Connor Assocciated Press Feb. 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar is sworn into office Thursday as state representative in the 22nd House District seat, a position held by former Illinois’ Speaker of the House Mike Madigan since 1971. The first choice for the position, Edward Guerra Kodatt, was sworn in Sunday but resigned Wednesday.Ashlee Rezin Garcia | Chicago Sun-Times via AP A successor to state Rep. Michael Madigan was chosen Thursday for the second time in four days. A committee of local Democrats led by Madigan, the former House speaker who resigned his 22nd District Illinois House seat last week after half-a-century, chose community activist Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar.