On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 8
Full Name:
La Shawn K. Ford
Gender:
Male
Family:
1 Child: Tia
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Chicago, IL
Religion:
Catholic
Attended, Niles College Seminary
Attended, University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Education, Loyola University Chicago, 1990-1995
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 8, 2006-present
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 8, 2020
Chair, Appropriations for Higher Education
Member, Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Fair Lending and Community Reinvestment
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Labor and Commerce Committee
Member, Labor and Commerce Subcommittee on Occupational Licenses
Member, Legislative Budget Oversight Commission
Member, Mental Health and Addiction Committee
Member, Public Utilities Committee
Vice Chair, Restorative Justice Committee
Former Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations for Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Financial Institutions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Health Care Availability Access Committee, Illinois State house of Representatives
Former Member, Health Care Licenses Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Healthcare Disparities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Higher Education Subcommittee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Housing Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Personnel and Pensions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Personnel and Pensions Subcommittee on Miscellaneous Issues, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Property and Casualty Insurance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Restorative Justice Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Small Business Empowerment and Workforce Development Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Finance Institutions, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Tollway Oversight Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Tourism and Conventions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Tourism, Hospitality and Craft Industries Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Founder, Ford Desired Realty, present
Former History Teacher/Basketball Coach, Chicago Public Schools
Board Member, Austin Chamber of Commerce, present
Board Member, Austin Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), present
Member, Chicago Association of Realtors, present
Advisory Board Member, Children's Museum, Austin, present
Board Member, Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory High School, present
Member, Circle Family Care, present
Member, Community Action Team for Healthier Kids, present
Member, External Advisory Board, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC), present
Chair, Firearm Public Awareness Task Force, present
Member, National Association of Realtors, present
Member, Parish Council, Saint Martin de Porres Catholic Church, present
Board Member, Peace Corner, present
Finance Committee Member, Saint Martin de Porres Catholic Church, present
Co-founder, West Side Heroin Task Force, present
Trustee, West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Oak Park, present
Founding Organizer, Zawadi Youth Group, present