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Senator Omar Aquino (D) - Previous General Assembly (101st)
2nd District
Majority Caucus Whip

Photograph of  Senator  Omar Aquino (D)
 

Springfield Office:
Senator 2nd District
623 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5652
 
District Office:
2511 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 292-0202
(773) 292-1903 FAX

Years served: 2016- Present

Committee assignments: Appropriations I (Vice-Chair); Appropriations II; Committee of the Whole; Education; Higher Education; Subcommittee on Capital (AP); Subcommittee on Charter Schools; Labor (Chair); Opioid Crisis Abatement Spec. Com.; Executive; Sub. on Traffic Safety Systems; Subcommittee on Procurement (Sub-Chair); Pensions.

Biography: Born and raised on the Northwest Side of Chicago; B.A. in Criminal Justice and Sociology, Loyola University Chicago; Bilingual Case Manager at Central West Case Management Unit at the Jane Addams School of Social Work; Legislative Assistant in the Illinois House of Representatives; Outreach Coordinator for Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth; Devoted to improving education, aging services and human services.

Associated Representative(s): Delia C. Ramirez
 Eva Dina Delgado