Democrat State Rep. Mike Smiddy shamelessly plays videos games on the House floor
Just days ago, Democrat State Representative Mike Smiddy was caught shamelessly playing video games during session on the House floor.
Smiddy, unaware that voters in the 71st House District didn’t send him to Springfield to play video games, responded to an inquiry by saying he knew what the particular bill being debated would do. Matt Porter, Capital Bureau Chief at WCIA-TV, said Smiddy told him he “didn’t need to listen and had no apologies for his actions.”
“Like other House Democrats, Mike Smiddy would rather play Mike Madigan’s ‘Game of Drones’ than pass a balanced budget,” said Aaron DeGroot, spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party. “Smiddy seems to be blissfully unaware that Illinois has gone nearly a full calendar-year without a budget, has an exploding unpaid bill backlog and unfunded pension liability, among other financial woes. Legislators like Smiddy must act before it’s game over for Illinois.”
