Laura Ellman
American politician
Laura Ellman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 21st district | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 (2019-Jan-09) | |
| Preceded by | John J. Fisher Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College (BS) University of Iowa (MS) |
Laura Ellman is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 21st district. The district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area includes all or parts of Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Lisle, Naperville, Warrenville, West Chicago, Winfield, and Wheaton.[1]
Career
Ellman defeated incumbent Republican Senator Michael Connelly in the 2018 Illinois general election by 1179 votes.[2] Connelly resigned in December 2018 and was replaced by John J. Fisher Jr. for a day in January 2019.[3] Ellman, a senior independent assessor at Argonne National Laboratory, has a degree in mathematics from Grinnell College and a masters in applied statistics from the University of Iowa.[4]
As of July 2022, Senator Ellman is a member of the following Illinois Senate committees:[5]
- Agriculture Committee (SAGR)
- (Chairwoman of) Appropriations - Revenue and Finance Committee (SAPP-SARF)
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee (SENE)
- (Chairwoman of) Financial Institutions Committee (SFIC)
- Higher Education Committee (SCHE)
- (Chairwoman of) Next Generation of Energy Committee (SENE-ENGE)
- Redistricting - DuPage County Committee (SRED-SRDC)
- (Chairwoman of) Subcommittee on Next Generation Nuclear (SENE-SNGN)
- Transportation Committee (STRN)
References
- ^ "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 21" (PDF). 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ Miller, Rich (November 20, 2018). "Sen. Connelly concedes". Capitol Fax. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Senate Journal" (PDF). Illinois General Assembly. 2019-01-08. p. 38.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Committee of the Republican Party of the 21st Legislative District of Illinois hereby appoints John J. Fisher, Jr. ... a member of the Republican Party, to the office of State Senator in the 21st Legislative District of Illinois.
- ^ Ellman, Laura (October 20, 2018). "Illinois Senate 21st District Democratic nominee: Laura Ellman" (Interview). Interviewed by Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
External links
- Laura Ellman for 21st District State Senate official campaign site
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Members of the Illinois Senate
103rd General Assembly (2023–2025)
- President
- Don Harmon (D)
- Majority Leader
- Kimberly Lightford (D)
- Minority Leader
- John Curran (R)
- ▌Javier Cervantes (D)
- ▌Omar Aquino (D)
- ▌Mattie Hunter (D)
- ▌Kimberly Lightford (D)
- ▌Lakesia Collins (D)
- ▌Sara Feigenholtz (D)
- ▌Mike Simmons (D)
- ▌Ram Villivalam (D)
- ▌Laura Fine (D)
- ▌Robert Martwick (D)
- ▌Mike Porfirio (D)
- ▌Celina Villanueva (D)
- ▌Robert Peters (D)
- ▌Emil Jones III (D)
- ▌Napoleon Harris (D)
- ▌Willie Preston (D)
- ▌Elgie Sims (D)
- ▌William Cunningham (D)
- ▌Michael Hastings (D)
- ▌Natalie Toro (D)
- ▌Laura Ellman (D)
- ▌Cristina Castro (D)
- ▌Suzy Glowiak (D)
- ▌Seth Lewis (R)
- ▌Karina Villa (D)
- ▌Dan McConchie (R)
- ▌Mark L. Walker (D)
- ▌Laura Murphy (D)
- ▌Julie Morrison (D)
- ▌Adriane Johnson (D)
- ▌Mary Edly-Allen (D)
- ▌Craig Wilcox (R)
- ▌Don DeWitte (R)
- ▌Steve Stadelman (D)
- ▌Dave Syverson (R)
- ▌Michael Halpin (D)
- ▌Win Stoller (R)
- ▌Sue Rezin (R)
- ▌Don Harmon (D)
- ▌Patrick Joyce (D)
- ▌John Curran (R)
- ▌Linda Holmes (D)
- ▌Rachel Ventura (D)
- ▌Sally Turner (R)
- ▌Andrew Chesney (R)
- ▌Dave Koehler (D)
- ▌Neil Anderson (R)
- ▌Doris Turner (D)
- ▌Meg Loughran Cappel (D)
- ▌Jil Tracy (R)
- ▌Chapin Rose (R)
- ▌Paul Faraci (D)
- ▌Thomas M. Bennett (R)
- ▌Steve McClure (R)
- ▌Jason Plummer (R)
- ▌Erica Harriss (R)
- ▌Christopher Belt (D)
- ▌Terri Bryant (R)
- ▌Dale Fowler (R)
