伊利诺伊州26名众议院民主党人联名要求更换议长
伊利诺伊州众议院26名民主党议员11月5日联名发表声明，要求更换众议院议长，这是中期选举后州议会领导层出现的实质新动向。代表布卢明顿—诺默尔地区、覆盖麦克莱恩县大部以及伍德福德县和塔兹韦尔县部分地区的州众议员莎伦·钟是联署人之一。她表示，现任议长伊曼纽尔·克里斯·韦尔奇自2021年上任以来实行的一项规则是，法案须先获得60名民主党议员支持才会被排上众议院全会表决，这项规则阻碍了立法推进。众议院共有118个席位，其中民主党78席、共和党40席，共和党席位在明年1月新一届议会开始后将进一步减少。议长由全体议员投票选出，竞选者至少须争取到60张民主党选票。钟表示，她心中已有属意人选，但目前尚无明确的领跑者，她希望新议长能够关注芝加哥以外全州的广泛需求，最好来自芝加哥地区以外。声明签署者中除钟之外，另一名中部地区民主党议员、代表皮奥里亚的吉恩·戈登—布思没有签署这份声明。
（来源：伊利诺伊州众议院民主党议员联署）
26 Illinois House Democrats Sign Letter Calling for a New Speaker
Twenty-six Democratic members of the Illinois House issued a joint statement on November 5 calling for a new House speaker, a substantive new development in legislative leadership politics after the midterm elections. State Representative Sharon Chung, who represents the Bloomington-Normal area covering most of McLean County and parts of Woodford and Tazewell counties, is among the signers. She said a rule in place since Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch took office in 2021, requiring a bill to have the support of 60 Democratic members before it can be scheduled for a full House vote, has impeded the legislative process. The House has 118 seats, 78 held by Democrats and 40 by Republicans, and the Republican ranks will shrink further when the new General Assembly convenes in January. The speaker is elected by all members, and a candidate needs at least 60 Democratic votes. Chung said she has a preferred candidate in mind but that there is no clear front-runner yet; she hopes the next speaker will attend to broad needs across the state beyond Chicago, ideally coming from outside the Chicago area. Apart from Chung, the other central Illinois Democrat, State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth of Peoria, did not sign the statement.
(Source: Joint statement of Illinois House Democratic members)
来源：伊利诺伊州众议院民主党议员联署
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