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Senator Meg Loughran Cappel (D)
49th District

Photograph of  Senator  Meg Loughran Cappel (D)
 

Springfield Office:
Senator 49th District
Stratton Office Building, 401 S. Spring
Section C, Office M
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0052
 
District Office:
20660 Caton Farm Rd.
Unit D
Crest Hill, IL 60403
(815) 267-6119

Years served: 2020-

Committee assignments: Approp Ed (Chair); Agriculture; State Government; Labor; Education; Approp- Higher Education.

Biography: Lifelong educator and small business owner; Shorewood Chamber of Commerce member; previously served as school teacher’s union representative; former Joliet High School Board member; served as Illinois Association of School Board delegate; former Joliet Township High School Discipline Committee member; served and volunteered on various parent-teacher organizations; volunteered as Sator Sanchez Elementary School cheer coach for 7 years; resides in Shorewood with her husband Jason, three kids and dog Max.

Associated Representative(s): Natalie A. Manley
 Harry Benton