Mary Edly-Allen is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the

Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the ...

for the 31st district since 2023. She previously served as a member of the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representativ ...

for the 51st district from 2019 to 2021.

Career

A teacher from Libertyville, Edly-Allen was elected to the

in 2018, defeating appointed Republican incumbent Helene Walsh. She served one term before losing reelection in 2020 to Republican Chris Bos. In 2022, she ran for the Illinois Senate and won the election for the 31st district, succeeding

Melinda Bush Melinda Bush (born March 18, 1956) is a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st district. The 31st district spans northern Lake County, Illinois, Lake County and includes all or parts of Zion, Illinois, Zion, Round Lake, Illinois, Round Lake, R ...

Electoral history

References

External links

Official legislative website

Official campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edly-Allen, Mary Living people 21st-century American women politicians Educators from Illinois Democratic Party Illinois state senators Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives People from Libertyville, Illinois Women state legislators in Illinois