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26th District

District Office: 449 E. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 ( 773 ) 924 - 1755 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 252-W Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions Email: Buckner@illinois26.com
Years Served
January 2019 - Present
Committee Assignment
Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ; Child Care Access & Early Childhood; Higher Education; Judiciary - Criminal; Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; Firearms and Firearm Safety.
Biography
Vice president of governmental affairs, Outfront Media; former executive director of World Sport Chicago, a youth development nonprofit; former manager of neighborhood and government relations for the Chicago Cubs; former aide to United States Senator Richard J. Durbin and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu; former member, Chicago State University Board of Trustees; board member, South Side YMCA and Getting Grown Collective; member, Economic Club of Chicago; B.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; J.D., DePaul University College of Law.
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