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26th District

Assistant Majority Leader

District Office: 449 E. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60616 ( 773 ) 924 - 1755 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 229-E Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions Email: Buckner@illinois26.com
Years Served
January 2019 - Present
Committee Assignment
Appropriations-General Service (Vice-Chairperson); Adoption & Child Welfare; Executive; Financial Institutions & Licensing; Judiciary - Civil; Judiciary - Criminal; Revenue & Finance; Sales, Amusement and Other Taxes; Commercial & Property; Criminal Administration and Enforce; Juv. Jus. and Sys. Involved Youth; Family Preservation Subcommittee.
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; member, Economic Club of Chicago; B.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; J.D., DePaul University College of Law.
Associated Senator(s)