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24th District

Assistant Majority Leader

District Office: 6117 West Cermak Road Cicero, IL 60804 ( 708 ) 222 - 5240 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 109 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions Email: repehernandez@yahoo.com
Years Served
January 2007 - Present
Committee Assignment
Consumer Protection (Chairperson); Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ; Appropriations-Human Services; Health Care Licenses; Higher Education; Special Issues Subcommittee (AES); Executive; Special Investigating Committee II.
Biography
Full-time state legislator; former Senior Policy Advisor to Lt. Governor Patrick Quinn; worked in Cicero Public Schools for 17 years; community volunteer and current member of Children's Center of Cicero and Berwyn, Cicero Youth Services; founder of Cicero Youth Commission; former UFCW member; AA in Liberal Arts, Morton College (2001), BA in Public Administration, Northeastern University; married (Charlie) and mother of two daughters and one son.
Associated Senator(s)