Sonya Harper | |
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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives from the 6th district | |
Assumed office October 20, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Esther Golar |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Missouri (BA) |
Sonya Harper is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Since her October 20,2015 appointment to replace the late Esther Golar, [1] she has represented the 6th district,which includes all or portions of Armour Square,Bridgeport,Chicago Lawn,Englewood,Gage Park,McKinley Park,New City and West Englewood in the City of Chicago. [2] [3] Harper is the Joint Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. [4] [5]
In 2017,Sonya Harper was named by J. B. Pritzker a member of the Pritzker's Agriculture Transition Committee. [6]
As of July 2,2022,Representative Harper is a member of the following Illinois House Committees: [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent) | 7,348 | 32.68 | |
Democratic | Darryl D. Smith | 5,585 | 24.84 | |
Democratic | Genita C. Robinson | 5,019 | 22.32 | |
Democratic | Kenyatta Nicole Vaughn | 4,530 | 20.15 | |
Total votes | 22,482 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent) | 32,904 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 32,904 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent) | 26,000 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 26,000 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent) | 32,219 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 32,219 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent) | 5,055 | 71.68 | |
Democratic | Carolynn Denise Crump | 1,997 | 28.32 | |
Total votes | 7,052 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent) | 16,019 | 86.58 | |
Republican | Leonard Griffin | 2,484 | 13.42 | |
Total votes | 18,503 | 100.0 |
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