ISBN: 9780252053481

Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlaste… Más…

Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors, passed or blocked legislation at will, and outmaneuvered virtually every attempt to limit his reach. Veteran reporter Ray Long draws on four decades of observing state government to provide the definitive political analysis of Michael Madigan. Secretive, intimidating, shrewd, power-hungry--Madigan mesmerized his admirers and often left his opponents too beaten down to oppose him. Long vividly recreates the battles that defined the Madigan era, from stunning James Thompson with a lightning-strike tax increase, to pressing for a pension overhaul that ultimately failed in the courts, to steering the House toward the Rod Blagojevich impeachment. Long also shines a light on the machinery that kept the Speaker in power. Head of a patronage army, Madigan ruthlessly used his influence and fundraising prowess to reward loyalists and aid his daughter’s electoral fortunes. At the same time, he reshaped bills to guarantee he and his Democratic troops shared in the partisan spoils of his legislative victories. Yet Madigan’s position as the state’s seemingly invulnerable power broker could not survive scandals among his close associates and the widespread belief that his time as Speaker had finally reached its end.Unsparing and authoritative, The House That Madigan Built is the page-turning account of one the most powerful politicians in Illinois history.; EPUB; Biography > Biography: general > Biography: historical, political & military, University of Illinois Press<

2022, ISBN: 9780252053481

The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Rep… Más…

The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors, passed or blocked legislation at will, and outmaneuvered virtually every attempt to limit his reach. Veteran reporter Ray Long draws on four decades of observing state government to provide the definitive political analysis of Michael Madigan. Secretive, intimidating, shrewd, power-hungry--Madigan mesmerized his admirers and often left his opponents too beaten down to oppose him. Long vividly recreates the battles that defined the Madigan era, from stunning James Thompson with a lightning-strike tax increase, to pressing for a pension overhaul that ultimately failed in the courts, to steering the House toward the Rod Blagojevich impeachment. Long also shines a light on the machinery that kept the Speaker in power. Head of a patronage army, Madigan ruthlessly used his influence and fundraising prowess to reward loyalists and aid his daughter's electoral fortunes. At the same time, he reshaped bills to guarantee he and his Democratic troops shared in the partisan spoils of his legislative victories. Yet Madigan's position as the state's seemingly invulnerable power broker could not survive scandals among his close associates and the widespread belief that his time as Speaker had finally reached its end.Unsparing and authoritative, The House That Madigan Built is the page-turning account of one the most powerful politicians in Illinois history. [PU: University of Illinois Press], Seiten: 304, University of Illinois Press, 2022<

ISBN: 9780252053481

University of Illinois Press Politics House Speaker Michael Madigan, Politics, Barack Obama, Illinois, Commonwealth Edison, Alaina Hampton, #MeToo, income tax increase, Pat Quinn, Bruce R… Más…

University of Illinois Press Politics House Speaker Michael Madigan, Politics, Barack Obama, Illinois, Commonwealth Edison, Alaina Hampton, #MeToo, income tax increase, Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan, J.B. Pritzker, Impeachment, Democrats, Republicans, Patronage, House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, White Sox, Sham Candidates, Indictments, Campaign, Fundraising, Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Lori Lightfoot, scandal, investigation, White House, Thomas Kilbride, Jim Durkin, Barbara Flynn Currie, Velvet Hammer, Daniel Solis, Edward Burke, Pension, Gay Marriage, Concealed Carry, Public Official A. Michael McClain, Himself, Mike Madigan, Illinois history, political, Springfield, real estate law, taxes, pension reform ,9780252088254 UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20220303 English Politics & International Relations, University of Illinois Press<

2022, ISBN: 9780252053481

The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: University of Illinois Press], University of Illinois Press, 2022