Maurice West II's Biography
- State House (IL) - District 67, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 67
Contact Information
Office
277-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
303 North Main Street
Suite 110
Rockford, IL 61101
Full Name:
Maurice A. West II
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Leslie; 1 Child: Brein McKenzie
Birth Date:
06/20/1985
Birth Place:
Elgin, IL
Home City:
Rockford, IL
MA, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2007-2009
BS, Psychology/Sociology, Illinois College at Jacksonville, 2003-2007
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 67, 2019-present
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 67, 2024
Member, Appropriations for Personnel and Pensions Committee
Member, Cities and Villages Committee
Chair, Ethics and Elections Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Housing Committee
Member, Mental Health and Addiction Committee
Vice Chair, Restorative Justice Committee
Chairperson, Ethics & Elections Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, present
Vice Chairperson, Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education, Illinois State House of Representatives
Music Composer/Preacher, The WEST Melodies, 2016-present
Director of Career Development, Rockford University, 2013-2018
Director of the Student Center, Rockford University, 2015-2016
Adjunct Professor, Rockford University, 2014-2015
Career Counselor, Dislocated Workers Program, Rock Valley College, 2010-2013
State Central Committeeman, Democratic Party of Illinois, 2021-present
Member, Board, Community Action Agency, present
Member, Board, Rockford Area Arts Council, present
Member, KFACT, present
Member, Rockford Association for Minority Management, present
Founder, Share the Warmth-Rockford, present
Former Member, Education Committee, Rockford Public School Board
Former Member, Rockford Park District Foundation
Awards:
Booker Washington Community Center's 25 Black Leaders to Watch Young Leader on the Rise Award in 2012