Overview
- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez invoked House privilege to force consideration of a resolution censuring Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García over the timing of his retirement.
- House Democratic leadership plans a Monday evening motion to table the measure, according to multiple lawmakers familiar with the plan.
- The move has divided Democrats, with several centrists signaling support for Gluesenkamp Perez as others side with leadership to block the rebuke.
- García’s office says he followed Illinois filing rules and stepped down for health and family reasons, urging colleagues to show compassion.
- One day before García’s announcement, his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, filed to run and is the only Democrat on the primary ballot in the strongly Democratic district.