Full Name:
Litesa E. Wallace
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child: Isaiah
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
BA, Western Illinois University
Ed.D, Educational Psychology, Northern Illinois University
MS, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling, Northern Illinois University, 2003
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 17, 2022
Representative, Illinois House of Representatives, District 67, 2014-2019
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 2018
Former Member, Agriculture and Conservation Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Business Growth & Incentives Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Development and Housing Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Economic Justice & Equity Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Institutions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Mental Health Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Renewable Energy and Sustainability Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Restorative Justice Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Childhood and Young Adult Onset, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Benefits, Illinois State House of Representatives
Director of Government Affairs, Southern Company-Nicor Gas, 2019-2021
Deputy Director Program Management and Operations, City of Rockford, Illinois, 2018-2019
Interim Director, City of Rockford, Illinois, 2019
Chief of Staff, Illinois State Representative Charles E. Jefferson, 2011-2014
Mental Health Counselor, Rock Valley College, 2009-2011
Fellow, Diversifying Faculty in Higher Education, 2005-2009
Board Member, Juvenile Justice Initiative, 2019-present
Member, Delta Sigma Theta, present
Co-Founder, Rockford Anti-Racism Network, present
Board Member, Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership Training Academy, 2019