'Unfortunately, it has become clear that support for my re-election as chair will come up just shy of the necessary majority,' Kelly said in a statement.
After Gov. JB Pritzker lobbied fellow top Democrats to replace Congresswoman Robin Kelly as head of the state party, Kelly on Friday dropped out of the running, acknowledging she doesn't have the votes.
Pritzker, who had backed Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris against Kelly in the 2021 race for the state party chair, threw his support behind Illinois State Rep. Lisa Hernandez against Kelly this year.Kelly was the party's first new chair since longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan stepped down as chairman last year, weeks before he was indicted on federal racketeering and bribery charges.
On Friday, Pritzker said that workaround"wasn't working," hence his push for Hernandez to be the next party chair.
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