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Jen Gong-Gershowitz

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Running, 2024 Illinois State House District 17, General Election

Running, 2024 Illinois State House District 17, Primary Election

Won the General, 2022 Illinois State House District 17

Won the Primary, 2022 Illinois State House District 17, Primary Election

Illinois State House, District 17 (2019 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Jennifer 'Jen' Gong-Gershowitz
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Place:
    Oak Park, IL
  • Home City:
    Glenview, IL
  • Family:
    Husband: Mike; 3 Children: Jared, Zach and Ryan
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Appropriations for Human Services, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary & Secondary Education Committee on School Curriculum & Policies

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

Former Vice Chair, Mental Health Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commercial Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Family Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Medicaid and Managed Care, Illinois State House of Representatives

Education

  • LLM, International Human Rights Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2008-2009
  • JD, Loyola University School of Law at Chicago, 1993-1996
  • BA, Journalism, Indiana University, 1987-1991

Professional Experience

  • LLM, International Human Rights Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2008-2009
  • JD, Loyola University School of Law at Chicago, 1993-1996
  • BA, Journalism, Indiana University, 1987-1991
  • Former Director, North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
  • Director of Immigration Law Practice, Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinic, 2016-2019
  • Litigation Associate, Winston & Strawn Limited Liability Partnership, 1996-2001

Political Experience

  • LLM, International Human Rights Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2008-2009
  • JD, Loyola University School of Law at Chicago, 1993-1996
  • BA, Journalism, Indiana University, 1987-1991
  • Former Director, North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
  • Director of Immigration Law Practice, Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinic, 2016-2019
  • Litigation Associate, Winston & Strawn Limited Liability Partnership, 1996-2001
  • Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 17, 2019-present
  • Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 17, 2018, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Energy and Environment Committee

Chair, Immigration and Human Rights Committee

Chair, Judiciary-Civil Committee

Member, Mental Health Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • LLM, International Human Rights Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2008-2009
  • JD, Loyola University School of Law at Chicago, 1993-1996
  • BA, Journalism, Indiana University, 1987-1991
  • Former Director, North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
  • Director of Immigration Law Practice, Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinic, 2016-2019
  • Litigation Associate, Winston & Strawn Limited Liability Partnership, 1996-2001
  • Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 17, 2019-present
  • Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 17, 2018, 2020
  • Member, Social Justice Committee, Northfield's Temple Jeremiah, present
  • Former Member, Glenview Education Foundation Board
  • Former Member, Heartland Alliance
  • Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Illinois Unaccompanied Children's Task Force
Events

2021

Feb. 2
COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall

Tue 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

Oct. 3
Volunteer for Jan and Jen this Saturday!

Sat CDT

Democratic Party of Evanston Evanston, IL

Sep. 26
Census 2020

Sat 9:45 AM – 12:15 PM CDT

Joong Boo Market Glenview, IL

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