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Aug 14, 2026 56 min

With Alaina Hampton and Representative Kelly Cassidy.

from Hitting Left

We're digging into sexual harassment inside Illinois politics, where power has a long habit of circling the wagons. In studio with us: Rep. Kelly Cassidy(R) and Alaina Hampton, two women who've forced this state to confront what it prefers to ignore. We'll talk about the fallout from the Ex-Rep. Harry Benton findings, the political machinery that kept him protected, and the role of Speaker Chris Welch, whose handling of both the Benton matter and earlier misconduct allegations has become a fault line inside the Democratic Party in the middle of election season.

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