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
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