Collins is endorsed by 37 members of the General Assembly including 12 representing the 1st Congressional District
Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District, State Senator Jacqui Collins, announced key endorsements today from the following elected officials:
- Senate President, Don Harmon, D-Oak Park
- State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago
- State Sen. Christopher Belt, D-Swansea
- State Sen. Scott Bennett, D-Champaign
- State Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake
- State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin
- State Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago
- State Sen. Laura Ellman, D-Naperville
- State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago
- State Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview
- State Sen. Ann Gillespie, D-Arlington Heights
- State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, D-Western Springs
- State Sen. Napoleon Harris, III, D-Harvey
- State Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove
- State Sen. Emil Jones, Jr., D-Chicago
- State Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex
- State Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria
- State Sen. Steven Landek, D-Bridgeview
- State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood
- State Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago
- State Sen. Antonio Muñoz, D-Chicago
- State Sen. Laura Murphy, D-Des Plaines
- State Sen. Robert Peters, D- Chicago
- State Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr., D-Chicago
- State Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield
- State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt, D-Chicago
- State Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago
- State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana
- State Rep. Lakesia Collins, D-Chicago
- State Rep. William Davis, D-Homewood
- State Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago
- State Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago
- State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin, D-Olympia Fields
- State Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago
- State Rep. Cyril Nichols, D-Chicago
- State Rep. Nick Smith, D-Chicago
- State Rep. Larry Walsh, D-Joliet
“I’m proud to have the endorsements of colleagues in both the Illinois House and the Illinois Senate, including from 12 who represent parts of the 1st Congressional District,” said State Senator Jacqui Collins (D-Chicago). “In Congress, I will continue to be a champion for women, fighting for equal pay, a woman’s right to choose and access to other life-saving treatments like mammograms and postnatal care while making sure our safety-net hospitals have the resources they need.”
“Jacqui Collins is a relentless advocate for her constituents,” said Campaign Co-Chair State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago). “She’s taken on tough issues like fighting the gun lobby to ban ghost guns and compelling the nursing home industry to ensure our seniors are properly protected. No other candidate in the race has accomplished as much as Jacqui has through legislation and compromise, and that’s exactly what we need in D.C. right now.”
“Jacqui Collins has always stood by her community,” said Campaign Co-Chair State Senator Elgie Sims (D-Chicago), “and she won’t stop fighting for them from Washington. The first Chicagoan to die from COVID-19 lived in Senator Collins’ district, and when that happened, she worked tirelessly to get the first free state testing site in Chicago established on the South Side. She’s fought for more funding for our safety net hospitals, lowered the cost on insulin, and was instrumental in establishing Illinois’ donor organ registry. No one in this race has more legislative accomplishments than Senator Collins, making her the only choice to be our next Congresswoman.”
