Mike Madigan

Michael Joseph Madigan is an American politician who is a former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. He served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2022. He represented the 27th District from 1971 to 1983, the 30th district from 1983 to 1993, and the 22nd district from 1993 to 2023. This made him the body's longest-serving member and the last legislator elected before the Cutback Amendment.