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)

Patrick J. Joyce