Madigan Seemingly Contradicts His Daughter
From the Chicago Tribune
When Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan publicly pulled the plug on a run for governor, she announced that she "never planned to run" for the state's top office as long as her father remained House speaker, given the inherent conflict.
On Wednesday, Speaker Michael Madigan indicated his continued presence on the political stage shouldn't have been much of a surprise to his daughter.
"Lisa and I had spoken about that on several occasions, and she knew very well that I did not plan to retire," the speaker told reporters before delivering remarks at a closed-door meeting of real estate appraisers gathered at the Union League Club of Chicago. "She knew what my position was. She knew."
The comments by the powerful Southwest Side Democrat added some less-than-flattering context to Lisa Madigan's political maneuvering. Knowing her father's intent to stay didn't stop her from securing $1.5 million during the first half of the year from political donors who thought she might run for governor. The attorney general didn't tell the world that she had nixed a governor campaign until after the second fundraising quarter had ended.
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From the Chicago Tribune
When Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan publicly pulled the plug on a run for governor, she announced that she "never planned to run" for the state's top office as long as her father remained House speaker, given the inherent conflict.
On Wednesday, Speaker Michael Madigan indicated his continued presence on the political stage shouldn't have been much of a surprise to his daughter.
"Lisa and I had spoken about that on several occasions, and she knew very well that I did not plan to retire," the speaker told reporters before delivering remarks at a closed-door meeting of real estate appraisers gathered at the Union League Club of Chicago. "She knew what my position was. She knew."
The comments by the powerful Southwest Side Democrat added some less-than-flattering context to Lisa Madigan's political maneuvering. Knowing her father's intent to stay didn't stop her from securing $1.5 million during the first half of the year from political donors who thought she might run for governor. The attorney general didn't tell the world that she had nixed a governor campaign until after the second fundraising quarter had ended.
Read more in our daily News Update...