About Jennifer Gong-gershowitz
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 2019 and represents the 17th District. She is also the chair of the state house’s Judiciary Civil Committee, the vice-chair of the Immigration & Human Rights and Education committees, and a member of the Judiciary Criminal and Higher Education committees.
As the daughter of immigrants, a mother of three boys, and an immigration and human rights attorney, Gong-Gershowitz prioritizes issues related to immigration rights and public education. She has served as the first director of the North Suburban and Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinics, where she provided free legal service to undocumented immigrants, domestic violence survivors, and low-income residents. While in office, she introduced the TEAACH Act, which made Asian American history a mandatory unit in Illinois public schools, and contributed to the Reproductive Health Act in 2019, which protected the right to abortions in Illinois after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
contact
Email: Jen@JenGGforRep.com
District Number: 847-486-8810
Springfield Number: 217-782-4194
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