Illinois' newest state legislator has been sworn in. Sara Wojcicki-Jiminez is a Republican from Springfield. She was previously an aide to first lady Diana Rauner -- and a spokeswoman for the House Republican caucus.
Wojcicki-Jiminez was appointed to replace Raymond Poe, who left the House to be director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Governor Bruce Rauner has now had a hand in replacing nearly every Republican representing the Springfield area. Those now-former lawmakers had generally supported organized labor. Rauner has made weakening labor laws a priority of his administration.