Aquino to replace Garcia as Illinois presidential elector
U.S. Constitution bars members of Congress from serving
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State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, speaks at a Statehouse news conference in May 2019. The Democratic Party chose Aquino as a U.S. presidential elector, replacing their initial choice of U.S. Rep Chuy Garcia, as the Constitution prevents congressmen from serving as electors. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Grant Morgan)