Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch faces mutiny of 26 Democrats calling for new leader after Benton scandal

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Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s tenure as leader of his chamber’s supermajority caucus is in jeopardy after 26 Democratic state representatives issued a statement calling for new leadership.The mutiny comes in the wake of revelations over the summer that Welch was aware of sexual harassment allegations against disgraced ex-state Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, almost three years before additional complaints prompted Benton’s resignation.The letter was distributed late Wednesday by North Side state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, <a class="Link"…

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Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch faces mutiny of 26 Democrats calling for new leader after Benton scandal
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s tenure as leader of his chamber’s supermajority caucus is in jeopardy after 26 Democratic state representatives issued a statement calling for new leadership.The mutiny comes in the wake of revelations over the summer...