Illinois state Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Dist. 89) wants the state House speaker removed from office. | Facebook/State Representative Andrew Chesney
Illinois state Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Dist. 89) wants the state House speaker removed from office. | Facebook/State Representative Andrew Chesney
Illinois state Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Dist. 89) has called on state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Dist.22) to “resign from the General Assembly or be removed," a release issued recently on Chesney's website said.
Chesney, a member of the conservative Illinois Freedom Caucus, has sponsored a series of bills that would make Illinois more ethical. One of his proposals includes fining members of the Illinois General Assembly who are found guilty of a felony committed in his or her official capacity. The minimum fine would be $100,000.
Another proposal would prohibit a political committee from making expenditures for payments to attorneys, expert witnesses, investigators, or others. Chesney claims that Madigan has already spent $2.66 million in campaign funds on legal fees.
“There are too many ethical lapses, costing taxpayers too much money, to ignore,” Chesney said in the release.“We are all paying a gigantic corruption tax in Illinois and it is quite simply driving us broke. Madigan must resign from the General Assembly or be removed.”
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