Jackie Haas | |
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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives from the 79th district | |
Assumed office December 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lindsay Parkhurst |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966-1967 (age 58–59) Momence,Illinois,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Bill |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Bourbonnais,Illinois,U.S. |
Alma mater | Valparaiso University (BSW) University of Illinois (MSW) |
Occupation | Social worker Legislator |
Jackie Haas is a Republican member of the Illinois House from the 79th district since her appointment on December 8,2020. [1] The 79th district,located mostly in the Chicago area,includes all or parts of Aroma Park,Beecher,Bonfield,Bourbonnais,Braceville,Bradley,Buckingham,Cabery,Chebanse,Coal City,Diamond,East Brooklyn,Essex,Gardner,Godley,Herscher,Hopkins Park,Irwin,Kankakee,Limestone,Momence,Peotone,Reddick,Sammons Point,South Wilmington,St. Anne,Sun River Terrace,and Union Hill. [2]
Haas was born in Momence,Illinois. [3] [4] She was raised in Momence and attended St. Patrick's Grade School. [4] She graduated from Bishop McNamara Catholic High School in 1984. She graduated from Valparaiso University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Social Work and graduated from the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Master of Social Work. [3] She was a social worker for Riverside Medical Center. She joined the Helen Wheeler Center for Community Health in 1994 and has served as its CEO since 2000. [5] She was appointed to and served on the Kankakee County Board from 2018 to 2020. [5]
Haas was elected to succeed outgoing incumbent Lindsay Parkhurst. Parkhurst resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives upon being sworn in as a judge on December 7,2020. [6] Previously elected in the 2020 General Election,Haas was appointed to fill the remainder of Parkhurst's unexpired term. In her official capacity as a judge,Parkhurst swore in Haas as State Representative of the 79th District on December 8,2020. [1]
As of July 3,2022,Representative Haas is a member of the following Illinois House committees: [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Haas | 6,741 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,741 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jackie Haas | 29,540 | 63.77 | |
Democratic | Charlene Eads | 16,780 | 36.23 | |
Total votes | 46,320 | 100.0 |
She and her husband Bill have two adult children and currently reside in Bourbonnais,Illinois. [5]