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16th District

District Office: 8707 Skokie Blvd. Suite 102 Skokie, IL 60077 ( 847 ) 673 - 1131 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 242-W Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions Email: repymkalish@gmail.com
Years Served
January 2019 - Present
Committee Assignment
Appropriations-Capital; Child Care Access & Early Childhood; Consumer Protection; Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter; Human Services; Prescription Drug Affordability.
Biography
Business owner; B.A. Hebrew Theological College, MPA Walden University, Certificate of Executive Leadership Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; ordained rabbi from the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie; first rabbi to take office in the Illinois Legislature; background in political advocacy, business management, and community service; honored by Shaarei Tzedek Mishkan Yair, the Hebrew Theological College, Achiezer, Agudath Israel of America, and the Cincinnati Hebrew Day School for service to community; lives in Chicago with his wife and six children.
Associated Senator(s)