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
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 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:
Buckner to Hold Public Transit Listening Session
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, will join with state Reps. Matt Hanson, Eva-Dina Delgado, Anna Moeller and Barbara Hernandez to hold a listening session to hear from Illinoisans about their questions and concerns related to Illinois’ public transit system. The People’s Lobby, a group fighting to ensure working people have a voice in major decisions, will be in attendance as well. The event will be held Thursday, Dec. 12, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Batavia Public Library, on 10 S. Batavia Ave, in Batavia.
Buckner Named 2024 University of Chicago Institute of Politics Fellow, Seminars to Discuss Illinois as an Emerging National Policy Leader
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, was named a 2024 Fall Pritzker Fellow by the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, and will be giving a series of seminars titled “An Insider’s Look at the New Springfield: America’s Laboratory for Democracy” to cover Illinois’ status as an emerging national policy leader.
Buckner to Hold Back-to-School Event to Provide Free Resources to Local Families
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is partnering with Near North Health, a leading provider of managed care services in Illinois, to host a back-to-school event to provide local families with free resources before the school year starts. The event will be held at Ellis Park, on 3520 South Cottage Grove in Chicago on Tuesday, August 13, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. State Rep. Kimberly du Buclet, D-Chicago; Cook County Commissioner Bill Lowry; state Sen. Robert Peters; and Municipal Water Reclamation District Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis are co-hosting.
Buckner Issues Statement on Body Camera Footage of Murder of Sonya Massey
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, issued this statement following the release of body camera footage showing the murder of Sonya Massey by Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson: