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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Appropriations I, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State Senate

Member, Appropriations for Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Vice Chair, Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Subcommittee on Minority and Disadvantage Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Education

  • BA, Latina/Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-2008

Professional Experience

  • BA, Latina/Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-2008
  • Director of Organization, Chicago Votes, 2013
  • Fundraising Director, Grainger Terry, Incorporated, 2013
  • Outreach Coordinator, Office of Cook County Commissioner Jesus G. Garcia, 2012
  • Campaign Manager, Rudy Lozano for State Representative Campaign, 2011-2012

Political Experience

  • BA, Latina/Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-2008
  • Director of Organization, Chicago Votes, 2013
  • Fundraising Director, Grainger Terry, Incorporated, 2013
  • Outreach Coordinator, Office of Cook County Commissioner Jesus G. Garcia, 2012
  • Campaign Manager, Rudy Lozano for State Representative Campaign, 2011-2012
  • Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 11, 2020-present
  • Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 21, 2019-2020
  • Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 11, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Appropriations for Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Vice Chair, Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Member, Subcommittee on Minority and Disadvantage Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2020

Current Legislative Committees

Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education

Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services

Member, Higher Education

Chair, Human Rights Committee

Vice Chair, Labor Committee

Member, Public Safety Committee

Vice Chair, Redistricting Subcommittee Chicago South

Member, Transportation Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Latina/Latino Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-2008
  • Director of Organization, Chicago Votes, 2013
  • Fundraising Director, Grainger Terry, Incorporated, 2013
  • Outreach Coordinator, Office of Cook County Commissioner Jesus G. Garcia, 2012
  • Campaign Manager, Rudy Lozano for State Representative Campaign, 2011-2012
  • Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 11, 2020-present
  • Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 21, 2019-2020
  • Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 11, 2020
  • Manager, New Americans Democracy Project and Youth Engagement, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), 2014-2018
  • Organizer, Illinois Unites for Marriage, 2013
  • Program Coordinator, Instituto del Progreso Latino, 2009-2011
Events

2020

Sep. 26
Census Day of Action: Summit

Sat 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT

Argo Community High School Summit, IL

Sep. 19
Community Empowerment Drive-Thru

Sat 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT

6404 Joliet Rd, Countryside, IL 60525-4642, United States

Sep. 19
Our Heritage Counts: Brighton Park

Sat 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT

Kelly High School - 4136 S. California Ave.