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79th District

Assistant Republican Leader

District Office: 370 E. Court Street Kankakee, IL 60901 ( 815 ) 523 - 7779 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 201-N Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions
Years Served
December 2020 - Present
Committee Assignment
Approp-Health & Human Services; Health Care Availability & Access (Republican Spokesperson); Human Services; Mental Health & Addiction (Republican Spokesperson); Prescription Drug Affordability; Special Issues Subcommittee; Human Needs Subcommittee.
Biography
Raised in Momence. Received BSW from Valparaiso University, MSW from University of Illinois – Chicago. Currently serving as CEO of the Helen Wheeler Center for Community Health. Former Social Worker at Riverside Medical Center. She is a citizen legislator who lives in Bourbonnais with her husband.
Associated Senator(s)