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Representative Durkin served as ranking Republican on the Illinois House impeachment committee in December 2008–January 2009. U.S. Senator Roland Burris testified in front of the committee, but his testimony was called into question by a later Burris affidavit, in February 2009. Representative Durkin was then quoted as saying "I can't believe anything that comes out of Mr. Burris at this point," and called for Senator Burris' resignation. [16] [17]

Durkin called for a criminal perjury investigation of Senator Burris, and "scoffed at the notion that Mr. Burris had not been granted time to mention such relevant conversations or that lawmakers had moved on." The news report continued that "Republicans also questioned why it had taken Mr. Burris nearly a month to amend his testimony, and why lawmakers had not heard of the amendments until they were revealed on Saturday in The Chicago Sun-Times — more than a week after he sent them." Democrat Barbara Flynn Currie, chair of the impeachment committee, was the recipient of the follow-up affidavit. Senator Burris filed it February 5 or so with Currie, so she became one of the objects of Republican questions and criticism over the delayed release of the information. [18]

Opposition to redistricting

Representative Durkin along with other members of the Illinois Republican Party posed strong opposition to the Democratic Drawn Redistricting Maps passed by the State Legislature May 2021. Durkin along with other Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie criticized the new maps as drawn up too soon arguing that the population assumptions in the new map are off the total population range by up to 29.88%, more than three times the federal maximum range. Durkin along with other State GOP Leaders filed a federal lawsuit challenging the new maps. [19] [20]

U.S. Senate campaign

In 2002, Jim Durkin ran for U.S. Senate against incumbent Dick Durbin. Durkin self-identified as a fiscal conservative and a social moderate. [3] Durkin received the Republican nomination with 46%, or 371,000 votes, defeating multi-millionaires Jim Oberweis and John H. Cox in the primary. He lost to Durbin in the general election, with 38%, or 1,302,000 votes. [21]

Electoral history

Jim Durkin
Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
August 29, 2013 –January 10, 2023
Republican primary results [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Durkin 378,010 45.81%
Republican Jim Oberweis 259,51531.45%
Republican John H. Cox 187,70622.74%
Total votes825,231 100.00%
United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002 [23] [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Dick Durbin (incumbent) 2,103,766 60.33% +4.25%
Republican Jim Durkin1,325,70338.02%-2.65%
Libertarian Steven Burgauer57,3821.65%+0.68%
Majority778,06322.31%+6.90%
Turnout 3,486,85149.50%
Democratic hold Swing

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Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Illinois
(Class 2)
2002 		Succeeded by
Steve Sauerberg
Illinois House of Representatives
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2006–2023		Succeeded by
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