Go back Edgar Fellows 2019 Edgar Fellows 2012 Edgar Fellows 2013 Edgar Fellows 2014 Edgar Fellows 2015 Edgar Fellows 2016 Edgar Fellows 2017 Edgar Fellows 2018 Edgar Fellows 2021 Edgar Fellows 2022 EDGAR FELLOWS ALUMNI Michael Absher Affiliation Marion | Mayor of Marion Anita Banerji Affiliation Chicago | Director of Democracy Initiative, Forefront Senator Christopher Belt Affiliation Cahokia Karimar Brown Affiliation Vernon Hills | Vernon Hills trustee | Senator Melinda Bush Affiliation Grayslake David Carlin Affiliation Naperville | Chamber of Commerce and Economi Development Partnership Representative Jonathan Carroll Affiliation Northbrook Chemberly Cummings Affiliation Normal | Member of Normal City Council Senator Donald DeWitte Affiliation St. Charles Fernando Diaz Affiliation Chicago | Chief Financial Product Officer, Office of the State Treasurer Representative Daniel Didech Affiliation Buffalo Grove Amanda Elliott Affiliation Springfield | Executive director of legislative affairs, Illinois State Board of Education Suzanne Fitch Affiliation Wheaton | councilwoman for City of Wheaton Piemengie Hamisu Affiliation Tinsley Park | Special assistant for legal affairs, Cook County Bureau of Human Resources Representative Barbara Hernandez Affiliation Aurora Elizabeth Hunter Affiliation Carbondale | Vice chairman, Jackson County Board Representative Maurice West II Affiliation Rockford Representative Jeffrey Keicher Affiliation Sycamore Andrea Kluger Affiliation Chicago | Director of legislation and politics, Chicago Federation of Labor Representative Joyce Mason Affiliation Gurnee Representative Tony McCombie Affiliation Savanna Kyle Moore Affiliation Quincy | Mayor of Quincy Representative Bob Morgan Affiliation Highwood Tiffany Newbern-Johnson Affiliation Chicago | Deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, Office of Governor Marc Poulos Affiliation Chicago | Executive director and counsel, Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting Quinn Rallins Affiliation Chicago | Director of justice, equity, and opportunity initiative, Office of Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton Brandy Renfro Affiliation Springfield | Director of communications, Office of the Senate President Representative Lamont Robinson Affiliation Chicago Byron Sigcho-Lopez Affiliation Chicago | Alderman, City of Chicago Representative Justin Slaughter Affiliation Chicago Representative Karina Villa Affiliation West Chicago Representative Celina Villanueva Affiliation Summit Daniel Wagner Affiliation Oak Brook | Senior vice president of government affairs, The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC Elizabeth Whitehorn Affiliation Chicago | First Assistant Deputy Governor, Office of Governor Representative Patrick Windhorst Affiliation Metropolis Daniel Wright Affiliation Springfield | Sangamon County State’s Attorney Lori Yates Affiliation Springfield | Director, district planning and member services, Office of Communications, Illinois State Senate Republican Staff Representative Sam Yingling Affiliation Round Lake Beach
