Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office October 20, 2015
Preceded by
Esther Golar
Personal details
Political party
Democratic
Education
University of Missouri (BA)
Sonya Harper is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Since her October 20, 2015 appointment to replace the late Esther Golar,[1] she has represented the 6th district, which includes all or portions of Armour Square, Bridgeport, Chicago Lawn, Englewood, Gage Park, McKinley Park, New City and West Englewood in the City of Chicago.[2][3] Harper is the Joint Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.[4][5]
In 2017, Sonya Harper was named by J. B. Pritzker a member of the Pritzker's Agriculture Transition Committee.[6]
As of July 2, 2022, Representative Harper is a member of the following Illinois House Committees:[7]
Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM)
Energy & Environment Committee (HENG)
Health Care Availability & Access Committee (HHCA)
Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF)
Sales, Amusement, & Other Taxes Subcommittee (HREF-SATX)
^Watson, Andrea V. (October 21, 2015). "Englewood's Sonya Harper Appointed to 6th District State Rep Seat". DNAinfo. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^"PA 97-0006 Legislative District 3" (PDF). Illinois House Democratic Caucus. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
^Rezin, Ashlee (2015-10-21). "Sonya Harper Tapped To Fill Golar's Vacant Illinois House Seat". Progress Illinois. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
^Kapos, Shia (2020-12-11). "BLACK CAUCUS' NEW LEADERSHIP — LaHOOD, BOST SPIN IN A TEXAS TORNADO — CALLING THE NATIONAL GUARD". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
^"Illinois House Democrats". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
^Finke, Doug (November 21, 2018). "Pritzker names Ag transition committee". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
^"Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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