Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 2

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Elizabeth "Lisa" HernandezDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 2
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Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (born July 14, 1961) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 2nd district. The 2nd district, located in the Chicago area, includes parts of Berwyn, Brookfield, Cicero, Riverside, and Stickney and includes parts of the Chicago neighborhood of South Lawndale. Hernandez was born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in 1961 and lives in Cicero with her husband Charles and their three children.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Northeastern University
BA Public Administration
2014
Morton College
AA Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
2001
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Deputy Majority Leader
Illinois State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Representative
Illinois State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Assistant Majority Leader
Illinois State House of Representatives
2019 - 2023
Representative
Illinois State House of Representatives
2002 - 2023
Employee
Cicero Public School District
1985 - 2002
Former Manager
Finance, Cicero Public School District, Illinois
Former Senior Policy Advisor
Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Member
Pilsen-Little Village Mental Health Agency
Current
Member
Children’s Center of Cicero and Berwyn
Current
Member
Cicero Youth Services
Current
Member
Labor Council for Latin American Development
Current
Board Member
Latinos of Berwyn Organization
1999 - 2002
Board Member
Latinos of Cicero Organization
1990 - 2002
Former Chair
Consumer Protection Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Disability Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health and Healthcare Disparities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Small Business Empowerment and Workforce Development Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Worker's Compensation, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Elementary and Secondary Education on Licensing, Administration and Oversight Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Workforce Reconciliation, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Appropriations for Human Services, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Special Issues in Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Aging Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health Care Licenses Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
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