State Rep. Kam Buckner says he's the right person to succeed Chris Welch as House speaker
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<p>State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) on Wednesday made his case to replace his ally Emanuel "Chris" Welch as Illinois House speaker, arguing that it doesn't have to take a woman to clean up Springfield’s entrenched culture of sexual harassment.</p><p>Buckner is a trusted Welch lieutenant who has served the now-outgoing speaker as assistant majority leader and speaker pro tempore.</p><p>He was part of the working group Welch created last summer in response to explosive revelations that Welch was aware of sexual harassment allegations against disgraced ex-State Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield)…
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State Rep. Kam Buckner says he's the right person to succeed Chris Welch as House speaker
<p>State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) on Wednesday made his case to replace his ally Emanuel "Chris" Welch as Illinois House speaker, arguing that it doesn't have to take a woman to clean up Springfield’s entrenched culture of sexual harassment.</p><p>Buckner is a trusted...
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