Mary Edly-Allen was a

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member of the

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for the 51st district. The district at the time, located in Lake County, included all or parts Deer Park, Forest Lake, Green Oaks,

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, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Long Grove, Mundelein and North Barrington. Edly-Allen, a teacher from Libertyville, defeated appointed Republican incumbent

Helene Walsh Helene Walsh is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives. She represented the 51st district via an appointment in August 2018 to replace the outgoing State Representative Nick Sauer. The 51st dis ...

of Mundelein in the 2018 general election. In the 2020 general election, Republican candidate Chris Bos defeated Edly-Allen.

Electoral history

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Official legislative website

Official campaign website
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