Illinois Legislative Black Caucus

Illinois Legislative Black Caucus
Formation 1969
Type Political organization
Purpose public policies affecting African Americans
Location
Region served
Illinois, United States of America
Membership
31 members
Official language
English
Joint Chair
 Kimberly Lightford
Parent organization
 National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Affiliations Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
Staff
2
Website Illinois Legislative Black Caucus

The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Illinois Legislature.

Priorities

The primary mission of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is to assure that the interest of African-American citizens are given equitable representation in the General Assembly and that legislative action is directed to address those interests. Through the efforts of the Caucus, tremendous strides have been made in the areas of housing, health & welfare, education, employment and minority business enterprise. Specific priorities include:

  • Reform the current education funding inequalities in Illinois Schools
  • Develop a comprehensive job training program, which will focus on the top ten zip code areas with the highest unemployment statistics.
  • Make Illinois a SAC (State Apprenticeship Council) state.
  • Restore education classes to all prisons.
  • Develop comprehensive expungement legislation.

Current membership

Officers are elected from within the Caucus with equal representation from both the House and Senate members.[1]

Officers

The following legislators are officers of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus for the 99th General Assembly.[2]

DistrictOfficersPosition
4 (Senate)Kimberly LightfordJoint Chair
14 (Senate)Toi HutchinsonSenate Chair
60 (House)Rita MayfieldHouse Chair
103 (House)Carol AmmonsSecretary
34 (House)Elgie SimsTreasurer
67 (House)Litesa WallaceSergeant at Arms

History

The first African American in the Illinois House of Representatives was in 1876. The Caucus was formally established in 1967.

Illinois Legislative Black Caucus official website

References

  1. ↑ "Leadership". Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  2. ↑ "Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Directory". Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. 2015-01-15. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
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