Sheri Jesiel (born April 15, 1958) was a
Republican
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Political ideology
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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 to
Joyce Mason in the 2018 general election.
The 61st district is based in Northern Lake County and includes
Zion
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,
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
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.
Representative Jesiel served on the Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education, Appropriations-Human Services, Business Growth & Incentives, Human Services, Mass Transit and Personnel & Pensions Committees.
In the 2014 election, she defeated Loren Karner with 58% of the vote to Karner's 42%. In the 2016 race, she topped challenger Nick Ciko 57% to 43%. She lost the 2018 general election to
Joyce Mason.
References
External links
Illinois General Assembly Site
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Living people
1958 births
People from Lake County, Illinois
Carthage College alumni
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Illinois
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century Illinois politicians