Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 56, 2010-present

Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 56, 2022,2024

Member, Adoption and Child Welfare Committee

Member, Appropriations for Human Services Subcommittee on Wages and Rates

Chair, Education Policy

Member, Housing Committee

Member, Immigration and Human Rights Committee

Member, Mental Health and Addiction Committee

Member, Public Health Committee

Former Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Business Incentives for Local Communities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Community College Access and Affordability Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Cost Benefit Analysis Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Cost Benefit Analysis Subcommittee on Analytics, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Energy Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Health Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Government Transparency Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services Subcommittee on Medicaid, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Human Services Subcommittee on Public Benefits, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Mass Transit Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Special Needs Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Government Administration Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Childhood and Young Adult Onset Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Facilities, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Informed Consent, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Special Issues in Adoption and Child Welfare, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Special Issues in Elementary and Secondary Education for School Curriculum and Policies, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Tourism and Conventions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Member, Adoption & Welfare Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, Appropriations-Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, Energy & Environment Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, Housing Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Chairperson, Mental Health & Addiction Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

No professional experience on file.

Member, Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County, present

Member, Leadership Board, Women In Need Growing Stronger (WINGS), present

Member, Northwest Alliance on Domestic Violence, present

Member, Schaumburg Business Association, present

Former Vice-President, Enders-Salk Parent Teacher Association

Former President/Treasurer, Parent-Teacher Association

Volunteer, Schaumburg Township Council of Parent-Teacher Association

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

We need elected officials who will focus on our needs and dedicate themselves to our community. We need someone who will serve as a voice for our community. I will be that person for our community. I am open to all ideas and will not draw lines or limitations based on whether ideas originated on the Republican or Democratic side. We do not need to focus on partisan politics -- we need to work together to find solutions to our problems.

Spouse's Occupation:

Her husband, George, is a high school teacher at Fenton High School in Bensenville, where he teaches US History and is a theater director.