Jun 1, 2019 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader and lead negotiator of cannabis legalization, state Rep. Jehan-Gordon Booth, D-Peoria, issued the following statement after the end of the legislative session:“This year, Illinois began to move beyond the...
May 22, 2019 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, issued the following statement on the importance of passing a capital infrastructure plan:“As too many roads and bridges across Illinois reach their usable lifespan and beyond, it...
Mar 4, 2019 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To expand educational opportunities for Illinois students, state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, is sponsoring legislation to create new vocational education academies across the state. “Vocational education helps prepare students to become an...
Feb 4, 2019 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, is fighting for equal pay for women by sponsoring legislation to prevent gender-based pay discrimination and prohibit the practice of requiring job applicants to submit their salary history. “It is unfair...
Jan 23, 2019 | Gordon-Booth
PEORIA, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, was recently named Deputy Majority Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives. “We are in a historic moment in Illinois, and by working together we will transform the lives of people in our communities for...
Jan 9, 2019 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, released the following statement Wednesday after being sworn in for a new term: “The past several years have been extremely difficult for people in Peoria and across the state. The next few weeks and months...