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2nd District

District Office: 2108 W. 35th St. Chicago, IL 60609 ( 872 ) 281 - 5775 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 244-W Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions Email: rep.theresamah@gmail.com
Years Served
January 2017 - Present
Committee Assignment
Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ; Community College Access & Afford.; Construction Industry & Code Enforc; Consumer Protection; Health Care Licenses; Aging; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhanceme; Community Care Program Subcommittee.
Biography
Former college professor; Ph.D, University of Chicago; community organizer and policy advocate; local school council member; policy advisor to Governor Pat Quinn; served on the Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education and board of directors for Common Cause Illinois; worked closely with the Asian American Employment Plan Advisory Council and the Language Access Task Force for the State of Illinois; a daughter of immigrant parents, Mah is the first Asian American to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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