Rita Mayfield is a Democratic 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 ...

who has represented the 60th district since July 2010.

Early life and career

She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia College in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Science from

Benedictine University Benedictine University is a Private university, private Catholic Colleges in the United States, Catholic university with campuses in Lisle, Illinois, and Mesa, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1887 by the Benedictine monks of St. Proco ...

in Management and Organization Behavior with an Emphasis in Organization Development.

Illinois House of Representatives

On June 4, 2010, State Representative Eddie Washington died of a

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. On July 6, 2010, Mayfield was appointed by local Democratic leaders to succeed Washington to serve in the

from the 60th district. The 60th district, at the time, included all or parts of

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and

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. During the 2011 decennial redistricting process, portions of

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, Beach Park, and Park City were added to the 60th district. As of July 3, 2022, Representative Mayfield is a member of the following Illinois House committees: * Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE) * Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH) * (Chairwoman of) Appropriations - Public Safety Committee (HAPP) * Consumer Protection Committee (HCON) * Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM) * Energy & Environment Committee (HENG) * Firefighters and First Responders Subcommittee (SHPF-FIRE) * Insurance Committee (HINS) * Law Enforcement Subcommittee (SHPF-LAWE) * Police & Fire Committee (SHPF) * (Chairwoman of) Product Safety Subcommittee (HCON-PROD) * Small Business, Tech Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Committee (SBTE) * (Co-chairwoman of) Special Issues (INS) Subcommittee (HINS-SPIS)

Electoral history

References

External links

Representative Rita Mayfield (D) 60th District
at the Illinois General Assembly **By session
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Rep. Rita Mayfield District Website
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at Illinois House Democrats
Rita Mayfield Campaign Website
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