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Senator Mary Edly-Allen (D)
31st District

Photograph of  Senator  Mary Edly-Allen (D)
 

Springfield Office:
Senator 31st District
Stratton Office Building, 401 S. Spring
Section F, Office D
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-7353
 
District Office:
10 N. Lake St.
Suite 112
Grayslake, IL 60030
(847) 548-5631

Years served: 2023 -

Committee assignments: Local Government; Early Childhood Education; Environment and Conservation; Financial Institutions; Health and Human Services (Vice-Chair); Approp- Pub Safety & Infrastructure.

Biography: Mary Edly-Allen represented the 51st House district in the 101st General Assembly; she has now been elected to the Senate. She has a B.A. in Education from Northeastern Illinois University and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction with bilingual certification from National Louis University. She is the assistant director of adult education at Mundelein High School, and teaches night classes to English language learners. She also co-founded of an educational nonprofit called Foundation46, and was a founding member of her school district's diversity committee. She is active in many Lake County community organizations, and has served on the board of the Illinois Science Olympiad.

Associated Representative(s): Joyce Mason
 Laura Faver Dias