# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-madigan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:14:13.605Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-madigan"
name: "Michael Madigan"
slug: "michael-madigan"
description: "Michael Joseph Madigan is an American politician who was the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, and a Convicted Felon, he was the longest-serving leader of any legislative body, state or federal, in the history of the United States. From 1983 until 2021, he held the position for all but two years. Considered the state's political boss, Madigan was a powerful figure in the Democratic Party of Illinois until his resignation from office in 2021. He was later convicted of bribery, wire fraud, and other criminal offenses arising from his time in office."
tagline: "American politician from Illinois and the Chair of the Illinois Democratic Party (born 1942)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_Madigan.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1942-04-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.73
  momentum:             4.624060150375938
  historical:           5.357602666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/speaker_madigan"
    handle:    "speaker_madigan"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/MadiganforUs"
    handle:    "MadiganforUs"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=101&MemberID=2528"
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Madigan"
    title: "Michael Madigan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "مايكل ماديجان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "مایکل مادیقان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Madigan"
    title: "Michael Madigan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Madigan"
    title: "Mike Madigan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Madigan"
    title: "Michael Madigan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961894"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump