Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch holds his first news conference after taking the Oath of Office to become speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in the 102nd General Assembly on Jan. 13, 2021, at the Bank of Springfield Center. | Justin L. Fowler of The State Journal-Register
Friday, April 19, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch appears poised to replace Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough as Proviso Township Democratic Committeeman, according to a statement released Friday evening by the Democrats for the Illinois House. Yarbrough died from an undisclosed illness on April 7.
House Democrats said Welch was “unanimously recommended” by the Proviso Township Democratic Organization (PTDO) “to serve as the new Proviso Township Committeeman in a meeting held Friday evening of the Executive Committee.”
Last week, Shia Kapos, of Politico Illinois, reported that a group of Proviso Township mayors “penned a letter to Democratic committee members saying a rogue group of people purporting to represent the party organization met in secret and without complying with party rules and attempted to appoint Clarence Thomas, a longtime aide to Yarbrough, as her replacement as a committeeperson.”
The mayors wrote that they “do not believe this was a legitimate appointment and should be declared invalid.”
According to the House Democrats’ statement, Thomas, who is president of the PTDO, “stepped in initially to fill the role of Committeeman” and “understood that Welch could carry on the legacy of Karen Yarbrough, while also bringing new ideas to the party and engaging new members.”
The statement added that Welch had “the support of every local mayor, labor leaders from throughout the state, and active Democrats throughout the township.”
The PTDO’s recommendation is scheduled to be ratified by the full Cook County Democratic Party on April 22. Party leaders will meet April 26 to fill Yarbrough’s county clerk seat.
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