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18th District

Asst. Majority Leader/President Pro Tempore

District Office: 10400 South Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643 ( 773 ) 445 - 8128 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 309 J Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions
Years Served
2011 - 2012 (House); 2013 - Present (Senate)
Committee Assignment
Assignments (Vice-Chair); Agriculture; Energy and Public Utilities; Ethics; Executive (Vice-Chair); Executive Appointments; Higher Education; App- Agriculture, Envir. & Energy; App- Higher Education; Appropriations (Vice-Chair); Redistricting; Redistricting- Chicago South; Executive- Gaming (Sub-Chair); Executive- Liquor (Sub-Co-Chair); Judiciary.
Biography
Biography: Born July 21, 1967. Full-time state legislator and lifelong resident of the 18th Senate District. Graduate of Mt. Carmel High School; B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Former Chief of Staff and Director of Communications for the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Previously served as a State Representative (2011-13) and as an elected member of the Sutherland Local School Council. Resides in Chicago's Beverly community with wife, Juliana, and two daughters, Madeline and Olivia.
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