Rep. Keicher Addresses Speaker Welch’s Failures in Benton Sexual Harassment Case

Rep. Keicher Addresses Speaker Welch’s Failures in Benton Sexual Harassment Case

IL House GOP
IL House GOP
Aug 6, 2026

Speaker to Fox 32 Chicago, Legislative Ethics Commission Chair and State Representative Jeff Keicher said House Speaker Chris Welch must be held accountable for his failures in addressing sexual harassment involving the now-resigned Rep. Harry Benton, including the Speaker’s own inappropriate interactions with a victim.