American politician
Sonya Harper is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives . Since her October 20, 2015 appointment to replace the late Esther Golar , 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 . Harper is the Joint Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus .
In 2017, Sonya Harper was named by J. B. Pritzker a member of the Pritzker's Agriculture Transition Committee.
As of July 2, 2022, Representative Harper is a member of the following Illinois House Committees:
(Chairwoman of) Agriculture & Conservation Committee (HAGC)
Appropriations - Public Safety Committee (HAPP)
Economic Opportunity & Equity Committee (HECO)
Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM)
Energy & Environment Committee (HENG)
Health Care Availability & Access Committee (HHCA)
Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF)
Sales, Amusement, & Other Taxes Subcommittee (HREF-SATX)
Electoral history
Illinois 6th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
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
Illinois 6th Representative District General Election, 2016
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent )
32,904
100.0
Total votes
32,904
100.0
Illinois 6th Representative District General Election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent )
26,000
100.0
Total votes
26,000
100.0
Illinois 6th Representative District General Election, 2020
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent )
32,219
100.0
Total votes
32,219
100.0
Illinois 6th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent )
5,055
71.68
Democratic
Carolynn Denise Crump
1,997
28.32
Total votes
7,052
100.0
Illinois 6th Representative District General Election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent )
16,019
86.58
Republican
Leonard Griffin
2,484
13.42
Total votes
18,503
100.0
References
Watson, Andrea V. (October 21, 2015). "Englewood's Sonya Harper Appointed to 6th District State Rep Seat" . DNAinfo . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
"PA 97-0006 Legislative District 3" (PDF). Illinois House Democratic Caucus. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
Rezin, Ashlee (2015-10-21). "Sonya Harper Tapped To Fill Golar's Vacant Illinois House Seat" . Progress Illinois. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
Kapos, Shia (2020-12-11). "BLACK CAUCUS' NEW LEADERSHIP — LaHOOD, BOST SPIN IN A TEXAS TORNADO — CALLING THE NATIONAL GUARD" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2020-12-11.
"Illinois House Democrats" . Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
Finke, Doug (November 21, 2018). "Pritzker names Ag transition committee" . The State Journal-Register . Retrieved November 23, 2018.
"Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees" . ilga.gov . Retrieved 2022-07-03.
"Election Results 2016 GENERAL PRIMARY" . Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
"Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION" . Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
"Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION" . Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
"Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION" . Illinois State Board of Elections . December 4, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
Illinois State Board of Elections. "Election Results: 2022 General Primary" .
"Election Results 2022 GENERAL ELECTION" . Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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