Rep. Kambium Buckner
Speaker Pro-Tempore and Co-Budgeteer
(D-Chicago)
26th District
Springfield Office:
229-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-2023
449 E. 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
(773) 924-1755
Bills & Committees
Vice president of governmental affairs, Outfront Media; former executive director of World Sport Chicago, a youth development nonprofit; former manager of neighborhood and government relations for the Chicago Cubs; former aide to United States Senator Richard J. Durbin and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu; former member, Chicago State University Board of Trustees; board member, South Side YMCA and Getting Grown Collective; member, Economic Club of Chicago; B.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; J.D., DePaul University College of Law.
Buckner Announces Illinois Birth Equity Blueprint to Promote Comprehensive and Equitable Maternal Health Options
CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, announced the recent release of the Illinois Birth Equity Blueprint—a result of the Illinois Birth Equity Initiative he helped pass last year—which creates a long-term roadmap for improving birth outcomes for all Illinois mothers.
Buckner Introduces Measure to Track Recidivism Data, Address IDOC Oversite
CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is continuing his efforts to build a more accountable and effective criminal justice system with the Illinois Correctional Data and Transparency Act. For years, the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has not consistently reported basic recidivism outcomes because fragmented, outdated IT systems do not link prison, parole and program data—leaving policymakers and the public without a clear picture of what works. Buckner’s measure requires IDOC to modernize those systems and to publish an annual, comprehensive and publicly accessible recidivism report with disaggregated data.
Buckner-Backed Changes to Expand Home Energy Assistance for Low-Income Seniors Begin Oct. 1
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, continued to fight for lower prices by backing expansions to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that include more seniors and those expansions will become available to Illinois households starting Oct 1.
Buckner Responds to Federal Rollback of Minimum Wage Protections for In-Home Healthcare Workers
CHICAGO — State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, joined the Illinois Department of Labor to condemn Trump administration actions to roll back federal minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of in-home healthcare workers.
Buckner Cracks Down on Accumulated Cold Cases, Reforms for Transparency and Accountability
CHICAGO – A public safety measure championed by state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, will help track unsolved murders and cut back on incidents that get relegated to ‘cold case’ status without sufficient investigation.
Buckner Ends Legislative Session with Balanced Budget, Equitable Criminal Justice Reform, Progress for Affordable Prescription Drugs
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, finished a productive spring legislative session with a fiscally responsible budget, numerous major criminal justice reforms and new measures to cut costs of prescription drugs.
Buckner, Turner Pass Major Law Enforcement Hiring Reform in Response to 2024 Murder of Sonya Massey
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, and state Sen. Doris Turner, D- Springfield, passed reforms to law enforcement hiring practices in response to the 2024 murder of Sangamon County-resident Sonya Massey. Massey’s family and other stakeholders were in the gallery watching when the bill passed the House.
Buckner Takes the Lead on Law Enforcement Hiring Reform in Response to 2024 Murder of Sonya Massey
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is leading the House efforts to reform law enforcement hiring practices in response to the 2024 murder of Sangamon County-resident Sonya Massey. “Last year, Sonya Massey lost her life because our process for hiring law...
Buckner Fights for Stable Prescription Drug Access, Long-Term Notice Prior to Pharmacy Closures
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is leading a measure, the Pharmacy Accountability and Access Act, to ensure Illinois patients get substantial notice if their local pharmacies are closing.
Buckner Lays Out Goals for New Term: Cutting Costs, Transit Policy, Affordable Healthcare
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, issued this statement following his inauguration to another term representing her community in Springfield: