Top Issues: Lowering Costs for Working Families, Standing up to Special Interests, Defending Reproductive Rights, Protecting Social Security & Medicare, Passing Gun Safety Laws, Preserving the Environment

Current Elected Office(s): Illinois State Senate, District 9; Illinois House of Representatives, District 17

Profession: Journalism & Broadcasting

Experience: Professor of Journalism, Northeastern Illinois University; Clerk, Northfield Township; Chair, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

Education: BA, Telecommunications, Indiana University; MA, Political Science, Northeastern Illinois University