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Litesa Wallace's Biography

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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

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