Frances Ann Hurley was the

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for the 35th district. The 35th district includes the Mount Greenwood neighborhoods of Chicago along with all or part of

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, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Worth, Oak Lawn, Alsip, Merrionette Park and Evergreen Park. On February 17, 2023, Governor J. B. Pritzker announced his intention to appoint Hurley to the Illinois Labor Relations Board. She resigned the House of Representatives on February 28th, 2023.

Early life and career

Hurley was an aide to Alderwoman Virginia Rugai and Rugai's successor Alderman

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. She also spent time in the Cook County Sheriff's Office as a Project Manager with an emphasis on officer wellness.

Illinois House of Representatives

Hurley was elected to the

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in the 2012 general election. She succeeded Bill Cunningham who was elected to the

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. Governor J. B. Pritzker submitted Hurley's name to the

for an appointment to the Illinois State Labor Relations Board for a term beginning March 1, 2023. On February 24, 2023, Hurley announced her resignation from the

effective on February 28, 2023. The Democratic Representative Committee of the 35th District, chaired by

, appointed Mary Gill to the vacancy created by Hurley's resignation.

Committee assignments

Representative Hurley was a member of the following Illinois House committees: * Cities & Villages Committee (HCIV) * Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM) * (Chairwoman of) Firefighters and First Responders Subcommittee (SHPF-FIRE) * Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR) * (Chairwoman of) Law Enforcement Subcommittee (SHPF-LAWE) * Natural Gas Subcommittee (HPUB-NGAS) * (Chairwoman of) Police & Fire Committee (SHPF) * Public Utilities Committee (HPUB) * Small Business, Tech Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Committee (SBTE) * Telecom/Video Subcommittee (HPUB-TVID) * Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee (HVES) * Wages Policy & Sturdy Subcommittee (HLBR-WAGE)

Electoral history

References

External links

Representative Frances Ann Hurley (D)
at the Illinois General Assembly *

at Illinois House Democrats {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurley, Frances Ann Living people Saint Xavier University alumni Women state legislators in Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians