Jesús G. "Chuy" García

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Durango, Mexico, April 12, 1956. Graduated from St. Rita High School, Chicago, Ill. , 1974. B. A. , University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill. , 1999. M. A. , University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill. , 2002. Member of the Cook County, Ill. , Democratic party, 1984-2000. Member of the Chicago, Ill. , city council, 1986-1992. Member of the Illinois state senate, 1993-1999. Member of the Cook County, Ill. , board of commissioners, 2010-2018. Unsuccessful candidate for election as Chicago, Ill. , Mayor in 2015 and 2023. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).