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Chris Welch's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 7

Contact Information

249-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706

10055 West Roosevelt Road
Suite E
Westchester, IL 60154

Full Name:

Emanuel 'Chris' Welch

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: ShawnTe; 2 Children: Tyler, Marley

Home City:

Chicago, IL

Religion:

Baptist

JD, The John Marshall Law School, 1993-1997

BS, Speech, Northwestern University, 1989-1993

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 7, 2012-present

Speaker, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2021-2023

Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 7, 2020

Former Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Subcommittee on Cost Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Cities and Villages Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Counties and Townships Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Criminal Judiciary Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Executive Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Higher Education Subcommittee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Finance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Finance Subcommittee on Property Tax, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Firearms and Firearm Safety, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education Analysis, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Tort Liability Law, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Worker's Compensation, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Reconciliation, Illinois State House of Representatives

Partner, Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., 2019-present

Partner, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 2007-2018

Associate, James J. Roche & Associates, 2003-2007

Associate, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, Limited Liability Partnership, 1997-2003

Board Member, Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action Incorporated, 2011-present

Board Chair, Tenet Westlake Hospital, 2010-present

Assistant Secretary, Mosquito Abatement Board, DesPlaines Valley, 2004-present

Member, Proviso School Board, 2001-present

Member, Rock of Ages Baptist Church, present

Board President, Proviso Township High School District, District 209, 2001-2013

Board Member, Proviso Area for Exceptional Children, 2005-2011

Founding Chair, Hillside Human Relations Comission, 2000-2005

Awards:

Top 40 Under 40, Black Enterprise.com, 2010
Dream Team Man of the Year Award, Proviso Township, 2009
Chairman's Award, Hlllslde Human Relations, 2007
PLCCA Image Award, 2006
Operation Uplift Achiever Award, 2005
Top 40 Game Changers Under the age of 40, Black Enterprise Magazine & WVON AM-1690, 2010
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine and Chicago Magazine, 2011

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