Durkin, Olsen, Wehrli, Welter vote ‘yes’ in House ERA vote

Illinois State House Rep. Jim Durkin supports the ERA measure.

By LGIS Newsfeed

May 31, 2018

Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), state Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove), state Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) and state Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.

They were four of 10 House Republicans who voted Wednesday in favor of the resolution, which has been aggressively lobbied for by groups like Women's March Chicago.

See how the full House voted.

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