When did Madigan suspend his Speaker candidacy for a nineteenth term?
January 11, 2021
January 11, 2020
January 11, 2022
January 11, 2019
Answer
Speaker Michael Madigan abandoned his bid for a record-extending 19th term as the leader of the Illinois House of Representatives on January 11, 2021, following pressure from fellow Democrats in the wake of the federal investigation into Commonwealth Edison and amid calls from within the party for new leadership.
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