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1983

Year that Mike Madigan was elected speaker of the Illinois state House, which makes him the longest to serve that position in U.S. history.

August 10, 2017 •

Caroline Cournoyer

Year that Mike Madigan was elected speaker of the Illinois state House, which makes him the longest to serve that position in U.S. history.

Caroline Cournoyer

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.

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