# Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan in trouble? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 4, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202 "2020-12-04T14:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/1 "2020-12-04T14:26:27Z")
> **[Why the longest-serving speaker in the country is on the verge of being ousted...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/03/politics/mike-madigan-illinois-speaker/index.html)** > > Illinois State House Speaker Mike Madigan has held his post almost continually since he first won it in 1983. He represents one of the last vestiges of the old party boss system -- a man not terribly well-known outside of the city of Chicago but... > **[Michael Madigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Madigan)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. He served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021. He represented the 27th District from 1971 to 1983, the 30th district from 1983 to ... Or, wily as he is, will he be able to hang on? ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/2 "2020-12-04T16:41:03Z")
Things are not looking good for Illinois’ current biggest crook. The guy is 78 - I wonder why these guys hang on so long, but then figure they have no interests outside of power. I was actually surprised he ran - and won - again just last month. It is easy to say that right now he is the single biggest problem for IL, but things are so fucked up here, I can’t begin to get my mind around how the state is going to dig out WHOEVER is in charge. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/3 "2020-12-04T16:59:18Z")
I hope so. > **[‘We Paid a Heavy Price’: Durbin on Madigan’s Leadership, the Presidency and...](https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/04/we-paid-heavy-price-durbin-madigan-s-leadership-presidency-and-senate)** > > U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan’s leadership of the Illinois Democratic Party hurt Democratic candidates and causes statewide in Tuesday’s election. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/4 "2021-01-11T21:02:50Z")
An update: > **[Michael Madigan suspends campaign for speaker of House position](https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/11/22225056/michael-madigan-suspend-campaign-house-speaker-legislature?tpcc=email-breaking&utm_campaign=Chicago%20Sun-Times%20Breaking%20News&utm_content=20210111&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter)** > > Late Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times learned that the Black Caucus had chosen state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, as its candidate for speaker. A source within the caucus said Welch would have Madigan’s backing. But Madigan’s spokesman denied... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/5 "2021-01-11T22:54:18Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > The guy is 78 - I wonder why these guys hang on so long, but then figure they have no interests outside of power. It is really difficult to vanquish a lich until you first locate and destroy its phylactery. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/6 "2021-02-18T15:52:57Z")
[Mike Madigan is resigning from the house](https://twitter.com/joelebert29/status/1362425047860850689) ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/7 "2021-02-18T23:14:59Z")
Would you kindly provide a link that’s not on Twit so the rest of us can read it? Thanks ever so much. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/8 "2021-02-18T23:22:23Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Would you kindly provide a link that’s not on Twit so the rest of us can read it? Huh? I can read AlsoNamedBort’s link to a Twitter post, and the document pictured there, in a browser even though I’m not on Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/9 "2021-02-18T23:24:21Z")
Try this. Any local Illinois newspaper will have it, of course, but I don’t know which do and don’t have paywalls. NPR should be safe: > **[Madigan Resigns After 50 Years In Legislature — One Month After Being Forced...](https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2021-02-18/madigan-resigns-after-50-years-in-legislature-one-month-after-being-forced-out-as-house-speaker)** > > Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has resigned the seat he’s held for the last 50 years effective Thursday.Madigan went from being the… At at any rate, finally. When Burke follows, I’ll be happy as well (and I see him all the time, as I live in his neighborhood.) ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-in-trouble/927202/10 "2021-02-19T06:02:30Z")
Thanks for the link.