Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

(D-Bridgeview)
21st District
Rep Abdelnasser Rashid

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

104th General Assembly
Bills & Committees
Biography

Abdelnasser Rashid’s career has been focused on fighting for working families and building a strong middle class. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance & Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His legislative priorities include property tax relief, affordable housing, environmental protection and consumer protection. He is a former Deputy Chief of Staff to Cook County Clerk David Orr, former Field Director, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for Mayor, and former Illinois Deputy State Director, Bernie Sanders for President. Rashid is the first Palestinian-American to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives. He lives in Bridgeview with his wife and three children.

Illinois Environmental Council Honors Rep. Rashid with Milestone Achievement Award for Landmark Legislation Banning Forever  Chemicals

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.

Illinois Environmental Council Honors Rep. Rashid with Milestone Achievement Award for Landmark Legislation Banning Forever  Chemicals

Statement from Representative Abdelnasser Rashid on Donald Trump Threatening to Send US Military & National Guard to Occupy Chicago

”Donald Trump’s threat to illegally occupy Chicago is a dangerous attack on our state, our communities, and our democracy. Like with his immigration policy, sending the military to invade a blue city has one goal for Trump: to spread fear and division among people he views as inferior. We will not be intimidated into silence or compliance.”

Illinois Environmental Council Honors Rep. Rashid with Milestone Achievement Award for Landmark Legislation Banning Forever  Chemicals

Gov. Pritzker Signs Five Rep. Rashid Bills Into Law Bills Enacted Protect Consumers from Cancer-Causing Forever Chemicals, Expand Education Opportunities, and Modernize Government

Berwyn, IL – Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law five bills introduced by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) that would ban cancer-causing chemicals from consumer products, enrich educational opportunities, protect students’ access to counseling services, and modernize our state’s technology (see below).

Illinois Environmental Council Honors Rep. Rashid with Milestone Achievement Award for Landmark Legislation Banning Forever  Chemicals

Rep. Rashid on the US Bombing in Iran

BERWYN, Ill – Rep. Abelnasser Rashid (D-Bridgeview) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s attack on Iran:  “Trump is proving yet again how dangerous and unhinged he is on a world stage. He has allowed Israel to drag Americans into a war we...