Cheri Bustos

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. , October 17, 1961. Graduated from Springfield High School, Springfield, Ill. , 1979. Attended Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill. B. A. , University of Maryland, College Park, Md. , 1983. M. A. , University of Illinois, Springfield, Ill. , 1985. Journalist. Businesswoman. Member of the East Moline, Ill. , city council, 2007-2011. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January . 3, 2023). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.