Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
21st District
Springfield Office:
242A-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5280
District Office:
6901 W. Cermak Road,
Berwyn, IL 60402
708-965-7563
Bills & Committees
Biography
Abdelnasser Rashid represents parts of Chicago’s southwest side and the western and southwestern suburbs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Rashid has passed more than ten laws and was appointed to co-chair Illinois’ AI Task Force. He received the 2025 Milestone Achievement Award from the Illinois Environmental Council for his landmark legislation phasing out cancer-linked forever chemicals from consumer products. His legislative priorities include affordability, environmental justice, consumer protection, and responsible technology governance. First elected in 2022, he is the first Palestinian American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. He lives in Bridgeview with his wife and four children.
Rep. Rashid-Led Bill to Protect Workers From Unchecked AI Decision-Making Passes Committee
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) passed House Bill 4980 out of committee Thursday to protect Illinois workers from the growing harms caused by AI systems that make high-stakes decisions about people’s lives without accountability.
Rashid Responds to Governor’s Budget Address, Pushes for Social Services, Lower Cost-of-Living
State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, issued the following statement after Governor Pritzker's annual budget address on Wednesday:
Statement from IL Rep. Abelnasser Rashid on the Passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson
CHICAGO – Rep. Abdelnsasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) released the following statement:
Rep. Rashid on Gov. Pritzker Signing Clean Slate Act
CHICAGO – Rep. Abdelnsasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) released the following statement today, after Gov. Pritzker signed the Clean Slate Act into law:
Rep. Rashid Condemns Trump Administration Measures Driving Up Cost of Living
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, is working to bring costs down for working families by demanding the reinstatement of Affordable Care Act subsidies, condemning the White House’s illegal tariff policy and rejecting unconstitutional efforts to freeze funding for childcare.
Rashid-Backed Mass Transit Reform Improves Safety, Efficiency, and Oversight
CHICAGO – Under new mass transit guidelines introduced by a reform law passed by state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, local buses and trains will run more reliably, and with enhancements to public safety aboard.
Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid Speaks Out Against Trump’s Anti-Democratic Executive Order Protecting AI Tech Companies
BERWYN, Ill. – In response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that attempts to block states from issuing their own regulations around artificial intelligence (AI), state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, issued the following statement:
Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid Speaks Out Trump’s Anti-Democratic Executive Order Protecting AI Tech Companies
CHICAGO – Rep. Abdelnsasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) released the following statement today:
Statement from Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid on Major Endorsement for Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act
BERWYN, Ill. – State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, announced today that the Illinois House Progressive Caucus has endorsed the Illinois Human Rights Advocacy and Protection Act (HB 2723). HB 2723 would repeal the requirement that Illinois pension funds divest from companies that stop doing business in or with Israel. Two-thirds of members were required to support the bill in order to receive Caucus support. On this milestone, Rashid issued the following statement:
Illinois Environmental Council Honors Rep. Rashid with Milestone Achievement Award for Landmark Legislation Banning Forever Chemicals
CHICAGO – The Illinois Environmental Council announced this week that they will be honoring state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Chicago, and state Sen. Julie Morrison, D- Lake Forest, with the 2025 Milestone Achievement Award to recognize their work in passing landmark legislation to phase out PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, from consumer products in Illinois.