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November 11, 2019 Hon. Joe Moreno 2742 W North Avenue GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Joe Moreno 2742 W North Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 Dear Committeeman Moreno: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Roberto Maldonado 2511 W. Division Chicago, IL 60622 Dear Committeeman Maldonado: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Chris Taliaferro 3128 N. Octavia Chicago, IL 60707 Dear Committeeman Taliaferro: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Ariel Reboyras PO Box 411951 Chicago, IL 60641 Dear Committeeman Reboyras: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Joseph Berrios 4502 W. Fullerton Chicago, IL 60639 Dear Committeeman Berrios: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 3138 N Bernard #2 Chicago, IL 60618 Dear Committeeman Ramirez-Rosa: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Emma Mitts 4922 W. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60651 Dear Committeewoman Mitts: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Robert Martwick PO Box 62498 Chicago, IL 60664 Dear Committeeman Martwick: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS MICHAEL J. MADIGAN ROOM 300 SPEAKER STATE HOUSE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 November 11, 2019 Hon. Barrett Pedersen 9701 Grand Avenue, Ste A Franklin Park, IL 60131 Dear Committeeman Pedersen: As Speaker of the House, I am asking the committeemen responsible for filling the vacancy in the 3rd Representative District to do so without the participation of the 36th Ward. Any involvement by the 36th Ward – whether a direct vote or a vote by proxy – would cause the candidate’s qualifications to be challenged by the full Illinois House of Representatives. With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely yours, MICHAEL J. MADIGAN Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives .
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