Edward Guerra Kodatt (born c. 1994) is an American politician. On February 21, 2021, he was appointed to the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

to replace

Michael Madigan Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United Sta ...

, but resigned after just three days in office, following a written demand by Madigan and Alderman Marty Quinn that he do so in light of unspecified "allegations of questionable conduct." Kodatt's replacement in the House of Representatives was

Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 22nd district since February 25, 2021. The 22nd district, located in the Chicago area, includes parts of Bedford Park and Burbank and includes all ...

. Prior to entering the Illinois House, Kodatt worked as infrastructure manager for the

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Personal life

Kodatt was born in Southwest Side,

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. He graduated from

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and received a business degree from

Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a public university in Charleston, Illinois. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a co ...

. He is engaged to Vanessa Ramirez.

References

1990s births Living people Politicians from Chicago Eastern Illinois University alumni Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives {{illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub