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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Subcommittee on Cost Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Cities and Villages Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Counties and Townships Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Criminal Judiciary Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Executive Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Higher Education Subcommittee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Finance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Finance Subcommittee on Property Tax, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Firearms and Firearm Safety, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Tort Liability Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Worker's Compensation, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Reconciliation, Illinois State House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, The John Marshall Law School, 1993-1997
  • BS, Speech, Northwestern University, 1989-1993

Professional Experience

  • JD, The John Marshall Law School, 1993-1997
  • BS, Speech, Northwestern University, 1989-1993
  • Partner, Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., 2019-present
  • Partner, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 2007-2018
  • Associate, James J. Roche & Associates, 2003-2007
  • Associate, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 1997-2003

Political Experience

  • JD, The John Marshall Law School, 1993-1997
  • BS, Speech, Northwestern University, 1989-1993
  • Partner, Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., 2019-present
  • Partner, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 2007-2018
  • Associate, James J. Roche & Associates, 2003-2007
  • Associate, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 1997-2003
  • Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 7, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 7, 2006, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Subcommittee on Cost Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Criminal Judiciary Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Higher Education Subcommittee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Firearms and Firearm Safety, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Tort Liability Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Worker's Compensation, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Reconciliation, Illinois State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Cities and Villages

Member, Counties and Townships

Chair, Executive

Member, Higher Education

Member, Insurance

Member, Revenue and Finance

Member, Subcommittee on Property Tax

Member, Subcommittee on Worker's Compensation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, The John Marshall Law School, 1993-1997
  • BS, Speech, Northwestern University, 1989-1993
  • Partner, Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., 2019-present
  • Partner, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 2007-2018
  • Associate, James J. Roche & Associates, 2003-2007
  • Associate, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 1997-2003
  • Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 7, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 7, 2006, 2018, 2020
  • Board Member, Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action Incorporated, 2011-present
  • Board Chair, Tenet Westlake Hospital, 2010-present
  • Assistant Secretary, Mosquito Abatement Board, DesPlaines Valley, 2004-present
  • Member, Proviso School Board, 2001-present
  • Member, Rock of Ages Baptist Church, present
  • Board President, Proviso Township High School District, District 209, 2001-2013
  • Board Member, Proviso Area for Exceptional Children, 2005-2011
  • Founding Chair, Hillside Human Relations Comission, 2000-2005

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Top 40 Under 40, Black Enterprise.com, 2010
  • Dream Team Man of the Year Award, Proviso Township, 2009
  • Chairman's Award, Hlllslde Human Relations, 2007
  • PLCCA Image Award, 2006
  • Operation Uplift Achiever Award, 2005
  • Top 40 Game Changers Under the age of 40, Black Enterprise Magazine & WVON AM-1690, 2010
  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine and Chicago Magazine, 2011

Speeches
Articles

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 29, 2020

Jan. 1, 1900

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On November 29, 2020, Welch announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Events

2020

Sep. 15