Lindsey LaPointe's Biography
- State House (IL) - District 19, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 19
Contact Information
Office
Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
4349 North Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 2
Chicago, IL 60641
Full Name:
Lindsey LaPointe
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Portland, ME
Home City:
Chicago, IL
MSW, Community Health and Urban Development, University of Illinois - Chicago, 2008-2011
Attended, Urban Studies Social Justice Program, Associated Colleges of the Midwest, 2003-2004
BA, Sociology, Gender and Women's Studies, Grinnell College, 2000-2004
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 19, 2019-present
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 19, 2024, 2026
Member, Adoption and Child Welfare Committee
Member, Appropriations for Health and Human Services
Co-Chair, Appropriations for Human Services Subcommittee on Special Issues
Member, Appropriations for Human Services Subcommittee on Wages and Rates
Member, Health Care Licenses Committee
Vice Chair, Human Services Committee
Member, Human Services Subcommittee on Medicaid
Chair, Mental Health and Addiction Committee
Member, Veterans Affairs Committee
Member, Adoption and Child Welfare Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Appropriations: Health and Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Health Care Licenses Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Vice Chair, Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Chair, Mental Health and Addiction Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Former Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Senior Project Manager, Justice Reform, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, 2017-2019
Program Manager/Project Coordinator, Adult Redeploy Illinois, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2012-2017
Homeless Outreach Worker, Hands to Help Ministries, 2012-2013
Intern, Policy and Advocacy, The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, 2010-2011
Support Center Case Manager, Housing Forward, 2008-2010
Family Resource Specialist, Illinois Action for Children, 2006-2008
Teacher/Instructor, Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, 2005-2006
Youth and Family Counselor, Sweetser Child and Family Services, 2004-2005
Vice President, 45th Ward Independent Democrats, 2018-present
Member of Dean's Advisory Council on Diversity, Equity and Social Inclusion, Jane Addams College of Social Work, 2018-present
Team Member, Neighbors for Affordable Housing on the Northwest Side, 2017-present
Project Coordinator, Unsettling Feminism(s) Conference, 2011