Rep. Michael
J. Madigan
(D-Chicago)
22nd District
District
Office
6500 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 581-8000
(773) 581-9414 (fax)
300 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5350
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"As Speaker, I want every citizen of Illinois to know this is a people's Legislature -- we are here to serve the public, openly, honestly and with the highest standards. I am accountable only to you."
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Biography His work in the legislature has been consistently marked with honors
and distinctions from a wide range of civic, community, educational and
business organization. The Chicago Sun-Times twice rated him as one of
Illinois' "Ten Best Legislators". The respected Illinois Issues
magazine cited him as one of the ten outstanding Illinoisans who made
the greatest contribution to the state in the past decade.
Voters in the 22nd Representative District first elected him as their delegate to the 1970 Constitutional Convention and then as State Representative in November 1970. He has won reelection in every election since 1970.
A graduate of Loyola University Law School, Speaker Madigan practices
law in Chicago.
Speaker Madigan was born April 19, 1942, in the southwest side district
he now represents. A life-long resident of the City of Chicago, he graduated
from St. Adrian Grammar School, St. Ignatius College Prep and the University
of Notre Dame. Speaker Madigan and his wife, Shirley, are the parents
of three daughters -- Lisa, Tiffany and Nicole; and a son -- Andrew.
Michael J. Madigan
was elected Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 96th
General Assembly on January 14, 2009. He has held that position since 1983,
except for the period between 1994 and 1996. Representative Madigan was
elected House Democratic Leader in 1981 and 1995. He served as House Majority
Leader from 1977 through 1980.
