Rep. Joyce Mason
(D-Gurnee)
61st District
Springfield Office:
245-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8151
District Office:
34498 Old Walnut Circle
Unit C
Gurnee, IL 60031
(847) 485-9986
Full-time legislator; former vice president of the Gurnee-based Woodland Community School District 50 Board of Education; human resources consultant, SHRM-SCP and SPHR certified; B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.B.A., Keller Graduate School of Management; board member of A Safe Place Lake County Crisis Center and El Puente Latino; has two children.
Mason Responds to State of the State Address, Prioritizes Working Families
SPRINGFIELD, IL. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, issued the following statement after Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual budget address:
Mason Challenges Trump’s Extreme Attacks on Illinois Families, Communities, and the Rule of Law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, condemned the cruel, destructive, and unlawful orders President Donald Trump has issued during his first weeks in office, passing a series of formal resolutions aimed at calling out Trump’s extremism and moving Illinois in a fundamentally better direction.
Mason Supports Legislation that keeps Children in Care with their Families
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation supported by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, that helps youth in care be kept with family members was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday.
Rep. Mason Fights for Property Tax Break for Zion Homeowners
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Clean energy legislation backed by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, that will lower the property tax burden on Zion homeowners and small businesses passed both houses of the Illinois General Assembly and is heading to the Governor’s desk. “This...
Rep. Mason Lays Out Goals for New Term: Affordable Childcare, Cracking Down on Environmental Hazards, Preventing Identity Theft
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, issued this statement following her inauguration to another term representing her community in Springfield:
Mason Honored as Illinois Action for Children’s ‘Champion for Children’ for Leadership in Childcare, Family Services
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, was recently honored as a ‘2024 Champion for Children’ by the Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) as a ‘Champion for Children’ for her work advancing the causes of childcare and family services.
Mason Joins White House Convening on Childcare, Streamlining Family Assistance Services, Launching Child Tax Credit
GURNEE, Ill. – Last Friday, state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, joined lawmakers from across the country at the White House to discuss Illinois’ progress on childcare and early childhood education, including the establishment of the Department of Early Childhood, the Child Tax Credit and other family assistance services.
Mason Dedicates Highway to Deceased Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher
GURNEE, Ill. – Recently, state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, helped dedicate a section of highway on the border of her district as “U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher Memorial Highway” in honor of a deceased Illinois service member.
Mason Lauded by Illinois Environmental Council for Work Tackling Climate Change, Promoting Clean Energy
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, received a 100% scorecard from the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) for helping lead the fight to support the environment, tackle climate change and promote clean energy.
Mason Champions Safety for Children in the Workplace
GURNEE, Ill. – A new measure backed by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, will create new child labor protections to keep children safe and free from exploitation in the workplace, and was signed into law recently.