First elected in 2012

Date of birth: 4/30/1956

Top issues: Gun Control, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Affordable Housing

Committees: Committee on Energy and Commerce; Committee on Oversight and Reform

Former profession: Chief of Staff to Illinois Treasurer /Public Service

Education: Ph.D., Northern Illinois University; M.A., Bradley University; B.A., Bradley University

Did you know?

Robin was the first African American woman to serve as Chief of Staff to an elected constitutional statewide officeholder in Illinois.