Theresa Mah is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 24th district since 2023. She previously represented the 2nd district since January 2017 until being redistricted into the 24th district.[1]
She returned to Chicago in 2006 to work for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights,and later worked for the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community. During her time in the latter organization,she worked to ensure that the Chinese American population on Chicago's South Side was covered by one electoral district during the redistricting process.[6] She also served as an advisor to Governor Pat Quinn.[8][9]
Illinois State Representative (2017-present)
Elections
In 2016,Mah ran as a Democrat for the Illinois House of Representatives' 2nd district seat,which was open due to incumbent Edward Acevedo's retirement.[10] In the Democratic primary election,she defeated Alex Acevedo,the incumbent's son,with 51.25% of the vote.[10][1] She ran unopposed in the general election,and won re-election in both 2018 and 2020. In 2022,following redistricting,she was re-elected as the representative for the 24th district.[1]
Tenure
As Illinois State Representative,Mah has been a vocal advocate for immigrant rights,sponsoring a number of bills on the subject and appearing frequently at pro-immigrant rallies.[11][12] Bills on which she has been a lead sponsor include legislation to prohibit LGBTQ discrimination in assisted or shared living facilities and to protect immigrants from discrimination by landlords.[13]
In 2019,she was one of the co-founders of a new progressive caucus within the Illinois House of Representatives.[14][15][16]
Committees
As of July 2,2022,Representative Mah is a member in the following Illinois House committees:
In the 2024 Democratic primary,Mah defeated incumbent Committeeman George Cárdenas by an eight point margin in a three-way race to become Committeewoman of Chicago's 12th ward.[20]
Electoral history
2016
Illinois 2nd Representative District Democratic Primary,2016[21]
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