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Senator Laura Fine (D)
9th District

Photograph of  Senator  Laura Fine (D)
 

Springfield Office:
Senator 9th District
121 A Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-2119
 
District Office:
1812 Waukegan Rd.
Suite A
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 998-1717

Years served: 2013 - 2018 (House); 2018 - Present (Senate)

Committee assignments: Behavioral and Mental Health (Chair); Environment and Conservation; Insurance (Vice-Chair); Health and Human Services; Approp- Health and Human.

Biography: Full-time legislator in her second term; B.A. in telecommunications, Indiana University; M.A. in political science, Northeastern Illinois University; graduate of the Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership; the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development; an Edgar Fellow, Milbank Fellow, and a Henry Toll Fellow; member, Legislative Committee of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission, Executive Committee member of the Great Lakes Legislative Caucus, Emerging Adult Justice Learning Community, Kiwanis Club of Glenview-Northbrook, Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise, Glenview/Glencoe League of Women Voters; former journalist; former instructor, Northeastern Illinois University; former Northfield Township Clerk; married, has two children.

Associated Representative(s): Robyn Gabel
 Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz