By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – A new lawmaker – appointed with the help of her indicted predecessor – could be kicked out of the Illinois House. The argument against State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago) is that her appointment is tainted, because former State Rep. Luis Arroyo was involved through his political organization. 

The House minority leader is challenging her, and so is one of her fellow House Democrats, State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-Naperville). “I had found out details following the Capitol Fax post last week, on Monday. I asked around to colleagues for additional information about her appointment. I also did quite a bit of due diligence, looking into what had been published around the appointment in the media and local politicos, bloggers, etc.”

She says Arroyo’s involvement is not the only problem.

“Beyond that, the appointment of her husband to a prominent position in the Latino Caucus could have influenced, as well as the number of donations from the PAC to political organizations that could have impacted a quid pro quo type of expectation.”

Delgado chose not to comment.

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