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Who Represents Skokie?

Some of the people you will vote for our based on your zipcode Some of the people you will vote for our based on your zipcode. They directly represent you and are called your local representatives. State Senator State Representative Congressman

Our State Senator is: Daniel Biss Represent the 9th district (Skokie and Evanston) Democrat Was a state representative first (2008) Elected to senate in 2012

Our State Representative is: Laura Fine or Louis Lang depending on your zip code Both are democrats Louis Lang represents the 16th district Laura Fine represents the 17th district

Our congresswoman is: Jan Schakowsky Democrat One of the most influential people in Congress Important to note she is female and Jewish Elected in 1998 Serves 9th district (where she also grew up)

People who represent all of Illinois are known as State Representatives. Some examples are: Senators Governor

Senator: Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth Both are democrats Durbin has been a senator since 2005 Duckworth was just elected senator (from U.S. House of Rep.) in this past election in 2016 against incumbent Mark Kirk Duckworth lost her legs in the Iraq War Duckworth has only been a senator for less than 2 years and is already making history first disabled woman to be elected to Congress First Asian American women elected to congress first female double amputee in the Senate First Senator to give birth while in office First member of congress to be born in Thailand

Illinois governor is Bruce Rauner Elected in 2015 Up for reelection this year Republican

Chicago Over half the population of Illinois lives in Chicago/ the surrounding suburbs Skokie is included in one of those Suburbs The racial makeup is pretty even in Chicago with about a third of the people being white, a third being black, and a third being Latino (about 5% being Asian and 3% being other)

Springfield Current state capital Only has about 9% of the population Where the governor lives and the state representatives go to hold meetings/make laws