Laura Ellman
{{Short description|American politician}}
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Laura Ellman is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 21st district. The district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area includes all or parts of Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Lisle, Naperville, Warrenville, West Chicago, Winfield, and Wheaton.{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD21.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 21|author=|date=2011-05-18|accessdate=2017-01-20}}
Career
Ellman defeated incumbent Republican Senator Michael Connelly in the 2018 Illinois general election by 1179 votes.{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Sen. Connelly concedes|date=November 20, 2018|newspaper=Capitol Fax|accessdate=November 24, 2018|url=https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/20/sen-connelly-concedes/}} Connelly resigned in December 2018 and was replaced by John J. Fisher Jr. for a day in January 2019.{{Cite web | quote = BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Committee of the Republican Party of the 21st Legislative District of Illinois hereby appoints John J. Fisher, Jr. ... a member of the Republican Party, to the office of State Senator in the 21st Legislative District of Illinois. | url = https://www.ilga.gov/senate/journals/100/2019/SJ100147R.pdf | title = Senate Journal | date = 2019-01-08 | page = 38 | publisher = Illinois General Assembly
}} Ellman, a senior independent assessor at Argonne National Laboratory, has a degree in mathematics from Grinnell College and a masters in applied statistics from the University of Iowa.{{cite interview|last=Ellman|first=Laura|title=Illinois Senate 21st District Democratic nominee: Laura Ellman|interviewer=Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board|type=|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=October 20, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2018|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/laura-ellman-illinois-senate-21st-district-democratic-nominee-2018-general-election/}}
As of July 2022, Senator Ellman is a member of the following Illinois Senate committees:{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Senator Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/senate/SenCommittees.asp?MemberID=2930 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=ilga.gov}}
- Agriculture Committee (SAGR)
- (Chairwoman of) Appropriations - Revenue and Finance Committee (SAPP-SARF)
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee (SENE)
- (Chairwoman of) Financial Institutions Committee (SFIC)
- Higher Education Committee (SCHE)
- (Chairwoman of) Next Generation of Energy Committee (SENE-ENGE)
- Redistricting - DuPage County Committee (SRED-SRDC)
- (Chairwoman of) Subcommittee on Next Generation Nuclear (SENE-SNGN)
- Transportation Committee (STRN)
References
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External links
- [http://ellmanforillinois.com/ Laura Ellman for 21st District State Senate] official campaign site
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Argonne National Laboratory people
Category:Grinnell College alumni
Category:Democratic Party Illinois state senators
Category:Politicians from Naperville, Illinois
Category:University of Iowa alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Illinois
Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly