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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Committee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Education & Labor Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • MSN/MPH, Public Health Nursing & Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University, 2008-2009
  • BS, Nursing, University of Michigan, 2004-2008

Professional Experience

  • MSN/MPH, Public Health Nursing & Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University, 2008-2009
  • BS, Nursing, University of Michigan, 2004-2008
  • Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, 2013-present
  • Senior Director, NextLevel Health, 2017-2018
  • Appointed by President Barack Obama, Senior Advisor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2014-2017
  • Policy Coordinator, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2010-2014
  • Research Nurse, Johns Hopkins University, 2009-2010
  • Senior Syndicated Research Analyst, The Advisory Board Company, 2010
  • Government Affairs Fellow, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2009
  • Intern, District of Columbia Department of Health, 2009
  • Fellow, National Institutes of Health, 2008-2009

Political Experience

  • MSN/MPH, Public Health Nursing & Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University, 2008-2009
  • BS, Nursing, University of Michigan, 2004-2008
  • Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, 2013-present
  • Senior Director, NextLevel Health, 2017-2018
  • Appointed by President Barack Obama, Senior Advisor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2014-2017
  • Policy Coordinator, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2010-2014
  • Research Nurse, Johns Hopkins University, 2009-2010
  • Senior Syndicated Research Analyst, The Advisory Board Company, 2010
  • Government Affairs Fellow, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2009
  • Intern, District of Columbia Department of Health, 2009
  • Fellow, National Institutes of Health, 2008-2009
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 14, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 14, 2018, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Appropriations

Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Member, Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs)

Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Member, Veterans' Affairs

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MSN/MPH, Public Health Nursing & Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University, 2008-2009
  • BS, Nursing, University of Michigan, 2004-2008
  • Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, 2013-present
  • Senior Director, NextLevel Health, 2017-2018
  • Appointed by President Barack Obama, Senior Advisor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2014-2017
  • Policy Coordinator, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2010-2014
  • Research Nurse, Johns Hopkins University, 2009-2010
  • Senior Syndicated Research Analyst, The Advisory Board Company, 2010
  • Government Affairs Fellow, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2009
  • Intern, District of Columbia Department of Health, 2009
  • Fellow, National Institutes of Health, 2008-2009
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 14, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 14, 2018, 2020
  • Member, American Nurses Association, present
  • Member, Sigma Theta Tau International, present
  • Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches

Protecting Moms Who Served Act

May 12, 2021Floor Speech
Events

2020

Oct. 5
U.S. Service Academy Information Session

Mon 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Aug. 16
McHenry County Mobile Office Hours

Sun 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT

Veteran Acres Park Crystal Lake, IL

Aug. 14
Kendall County Mobile Office Hours

Fri 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT

Prairie Point Park Oswego, IL