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Emanuel “Chris” Welch has served as a State Representative from the 7th District of Illinois since 2013. On January 13, 2021, Chris became the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Welch served as Chair of the House Executive Committee and before that he Chaired Higher Education.
- Meet Chris
Welch is a graduate of Proviso West High School (‘89),...
- Meet Chris
Emanuel Christopher Welch (born February 6, 1971), known as Chris Welch, is a lawyer and politician who is the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. A Democrat , he represents the 7th district in Cook County , [2] which includes all or parts of River Forest , Forest Park , Maywood , Broadview , Bellwood , Hillside ...
13 de ene. de 2021 · The Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday elected Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch as the first Black speaker in the state’s history and the chamber’s first new leader in decades, marking...
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14 de ene. de 2021 · School of Communication. State Representative and Northwestern University alumnus Emanuel “Chris” Welch ’93 has been elected Illinois House speaker. He succeeds Michael Madigan, who has been speaker for almost four decades.
14 de ene. de 2021 · SPRINGFIELD — Signaling the end of one era and the beginning of another, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch was elected the new speaker of the Illinois House on Wednesday — succeeding Mike Madigan, the longest serving statehouse speaker in U.S. history. Welch is the first African American to win the powerful leadership position.
Meet Chris. I have served as a State Representative in the Illinois General Assembly since January 2013. On January 13, 2021, I had the honor of being elected Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, becoming the first Black lawmaker to hold this position.
