Rauner, Republicans Chip Away at Speaker Madigan’s Big Majority
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was mentioned in this article
via Chicago Sun-Times
“For months, state Republicans said they had amassed enough campaign funds to go toe to toe with House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Democrats.
When the results came in Tuesday night, they were right: Republicans picked up four seats in the Illinois House and two seats in the Senate.
Currently, the Democrats hold 71 seats in the House and 39 in the Senate, enough to override a veto from the governor. With the GOP gains, Democrats would lose their House veto-proof majority.”
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