Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography

Years served: January 2025 - Present

Committee assignments: Adoption & Child Welfare; Child Care Access & Early Childhood; Economic Opportunity & Equity; Judiciary - Criminal; Restorative Justice & Public Safety; State Government Administration; Approp-Pensions & Personnel; Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal; Juvenile Justice and Systems; Criminal Administration.

Biography: Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, in the Chatham neighborhood, Lisa J. Davis is a wife, mother and attorney. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Lisa received her Juris Doctor from Northern Illinois University College of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Illinois in 2008. Lisa lives in Chicago’s Scottsdale neighborhood with her husband and three children. Her husband, Anthony, is an Engineer with the Chicago Fire Department and a proud union member of Local 2. Lisa is an Assistant Public Defender with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office and a proud member of AFSCME Local 3315.

Associated Representative(s):

Willie Preston

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