Jehan Gordon-Booth's Biography
- State House (IL) - District 92, Democratic Speaker Pro Tem
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 92
Contact Information
Office
632 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
300 East War Memorial Drive, Suite 303
Peoria, IL 61614
Full Name:
Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Derrick; 1 Daughter: Jianna
Birth Date:
1981
Birth Place:
Peoria, IL
Home City:
Peoria, IL
Attended, Parkland Community College
BA, Speech Communications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduated, Campaign and Leadership Training Program, Peoria Chamber of Commerce's Political Leadership School
Speaker Pro Tempore, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 92, 2009-present
Former Member, Pleasant Hill School Board, District 69
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 92, 2022, 2024
Deputy Majority Leader, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2019-2023
Assistant Majority Leader, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2014-2018
Former Member, Appropriations-Capital Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Child Care Accessibility and Early Childhood Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Consumer Protection Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Opportunity and Equity Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Institutions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, International Trade Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State House of Repesentatives
Former Member, Small Business Empowerment and Workforce Development Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Issues, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroad and Air Transportation Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Transportation Regulation, Roads and Bridges Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Coordinator, Retention Programs, Illinois Central University
Former Employee, Small Business Development Center, Bradley University
Developer, Emerging Leaders Program, present
Chair, Peoria Promise, present
Leader, Tri-County Urban League, present
Former Volunteer, AmeriCorps in Service to America, Illinois Central College
Member, Board, Friends of People with AIDS, present
Volunteer, Junior Achievement of Central Illinois, present
Member, New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church of Peoria, present