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Representative Careen Gordon (D) - Previous General Assembly (93rd)
75th District

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Springfield Office:
Senator 75th District
276-S Stratton Building
Springfield, IL   62706
(217) 782-5997
(217) 782-7631 FAX
 
District Office:
760 East Division
Coal City, IL  60416
(815) 634-3096
(815) 634-3137 FAX

Years served:

Committee assignments: Agriculture and Conservation; Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ; Judiciary II - Criminal Law.

Biography: Former criminal prosecutor; born September 6, 1972 in Morris; graduated Morris Community High School, attended Purdue University; B.A. Political Science and B.A. English from University of Illinois, J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1997; former prosecutor in Grundy County State's Attorney's Office, former assistant Kankakee County State's Attorney; former assistant Will County State's Attorney; prosecutor in Office of Illinois Attorney General's criminal division from 2001-2003; married husband, Jon.

Associated Representative(s): Patrick Welch