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Mary Edly-Allen | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 31st district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Melinda Bush |
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from 's 51st district | |
In office January 9, 2019 –January 13, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Helene Walsh |
Succeeded by | Chris Bos |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Libertyville,Illinois,U.S. |
Profession | Educator,politician |
Mary Edly-Allen is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st district since 2023. She previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 51st district from 2019 to 2021.
A teacher from Libertyville,Edly-Allen was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2018,defeating appointed Republican incumbent Helene Walsh. [1] She served one term before losing reelection in 2020 to Republican Chris Bos. [2]
In 2022,she ran for the Illinois Senate and won the election for the 31st district,succeeding Melinda Bush. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Edly-Allen | 55,678 | 51.2 | |
Republican | Adam Solano | 53,105 | 48.8 | |
Total votes | 108,783 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Bos | 33,697 | 50.87 | |
Democratic | Mary Edly-Allen (incumbent) | 32,548 | 49.13 | |
Total votes | 66,245 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Edly-Allen | 25,950 | 50.36 | |
Republican | Helene Walsh (incumbent) | 25,576 | 49.64 | |
Total votes | 51,526 | 100.0 |