Mike Madigan

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Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who was the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the longest-serving leader of any legislative body, state or federal, in the history of the United States. From 1983 until 2021, he held the position for all but two years. Considered the state's political boss, Madigan was the most powerful figure in the Democratic Party of Illinois until his resignation from office in 2021. He was later convicted of bribery, wire fraud, and other criminal offenses arising from his time in office. Madigan began his career working within Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley's administration. First elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1970, he was reelected nine times and represented a portion of the city's South Side. At the time of his resignation, Madigan was the Illinois House's longest-serving member and the last legislator elected before the 1980 Cutback Amendment. He...

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