Robin L. Kelly

Democrat Representative of Illinois's 2nd district

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April 30, 1956 (68 years old)

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Has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois’s 2nd congressional district since 2013.
Served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007.
Was chief of staff for Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias until 2010.
Ran for Illinois treasurer in 2010 but lost the general election.
Served as the Cook County chief administrative officer before running for Congress.
Won a 2013 special election to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Born in Harlem and aimed to become a child psychologist.
Attended Bradley University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Master of Arts in counseling.
Earned a Ph.D. in political science from Northern Illinois University in 2004.
Worked as a director of community affairs in Matteson from 1992 through 2006.
Defeated a ten-year incumbent in the Democratic primary for the Illinois House of Representatives in 2002.
Has been reelected multiple times to the U.S. House of Representatives, with significant support.
Committee assignments include the Committee on Energy and Commerce with subcommittees on Communications and Technology, Health, and Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Medicare for All Caucus.
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress.
Supported removing U.S. troops from Syria in 2023.
Lives in Matteson, was married to Nathaniel Horn until his death in 2023, and is a Nondenominational Protestant.