Jul 7, 2023 | Gordon-Booth
PEORIA, Ill. – With back to school just around the corner, state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria and state Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, are inviting families out to Glen Oak Park this Tuesday, July 11 for free school supplies, physicals, snacks and summer fun at...
Jun 30, 2023 | Ammons, Buckner, Canty, Collins, Davis, du Buclet, Evans, Flowers, Ford, Gordon-Booth, Harper, Jones, Lilly, Mayfield, Meyers-Martin, Nichols, Slaughter, Smith, Tarver, Welch, Williams, J
CHICAGO – The Illinois Legislative House Black Caucus issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision blocking efforts to expand equity and opportunity in college admissions: “Our radical Supreme Court’s tragic decision to sever equitable...
Jun 30, 2023 | Gordon-Booth
PEORIA, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, issued the following statement Friday after the release of additional Supreme Court rulings: “In a matter of 24 hours, the Supreme Court has rolled the hands of time back on minorities, marginalized communities,...
Jun 30, 2023 | Gordon-Booth
PEORIA, Ill. – State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, issued the following statement Thursday after the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding race-based affirmative action in college admissions: “I’m incredibly troubled by today’s decision by this Supreme Court that will...
May 27, 2023 | Gordon-Booth
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Lead House Budget Negotiator and Speaker Pro Tempore Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, issued the following statement Saturday after passage of the state budget: “This state budget is balanced in every sense. It is a fiscally and socially responsible...
Mar 29, 2023 | Ammons, Canty, Collins, Davis, Evans, Ford, Gordon-Booth, Harper, Jones, Lilly, Mayfield, Meyers-Martin, Nichols, Robinson, Slaughter, Smith, Tarver, Welch, West, Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Joint Legislative Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the deadly shooting at Western Illinois University over the weekend. “Our hearts and support go out to the grieving family of the individual lost to gun...