Biography:
— 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).