Joyce Mason is a
Democratic
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member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
for the 61st district. The 61st district, located in northern
Lake County, includes all or parts of
Zion,
Winthrop Harbor,
Beach Park,
Old Mill Creek,
Gurnee
Gurnee ( ) is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 30,706 as of the 2020 census. It borders the city of Waukegan, and is a popular tourist attraction within the Chicago metropolitan area.
Best known for being th ...
and
Antioch.
Mason defeated Republican incumbent
Sheri Jesiel
Sheri Jesiel (born April 15, 1958) was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives. She represented the 61st district from her appointment in July 2014 to replace the outgoing State Representative JoAnn D. Osmond until her loss ...
in the 2018 general election.
Mason, a resident of Gurnee, was Vice President of the
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 Board of Education at the time of her election to the Illinois House of Representatives.
She is a human resources consultant with a
master of business administration from the
Keller Graduate School of Management
DeVry University () is a private for-profit university with its headquarters in Naperville, Illinois. It was founded in 1931 by Herman A. DeVry and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. DeVry is predominantly an online educator but ...
and a bachelor of arts in communications from
University of Illinois at Chicago.
As of July 3, 2022, Representative Mason is a member of the following Illinois House committees:
* Agriculture & Conservation Committee (HAGC)
* Appropriations - Higher Education Committee (HAPI)
* Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM)
* Energy & Environment Committee (HENG)
* Prescription Drug Affordability Committee (HPDA)
* Tourism Committee (SHTO)
Electoral history
References
External links
Vote Joyce Mason official campaign website
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21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
DeVry University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
People from Gurnee, Illinois
University of Illinois Chicago alumni
Women state legislators in Illinois
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century Illinois politicians