Rep. Mary Beth Canty
(D-Arlington Heights)
54th District
Springfield Office:
280-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8026
12 E Northwest Highway
Arlington Heights , IL 60004
Bills & Committees
Biography
Attorney, Consultant; B.A. William & Mary; J.D., University of Arizona; Arlington Heights Village Board Member; former member of the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA); lives in Arlington Heights with her husband and two children.
Canty Responds to Supreme Court Striking Down Federal Tariff Schemes, Win for Affordability
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Trump administration’s unlawful tariff policies related to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act:
Canty Responds to Governor’s Budget Proposal, Maintains Focus on Affordability
State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Pritzker’s budget proposal:
Illinois House Democratic Women’s Caucus Lays Out 2026 State Budget Priorities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In advance of Gov. JB Pritzker’s 2026 Budget Address, the Illinois House Democratic Women’s Caucus released this statement outlining their budget priorities for promoting equity and opportunity despite attacks from the federal government:
Canty Joins 600 State Legislators in Statement Condemning ICE Killings, Occupation of Minneapolis
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, has joined more than 600 state legislators from over 48 states across the country to release a joint national statement regarding the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) occupation of Minneapolis, and the killings of Alex Pretti, Renee Nicole Good and others at the hands of DHS and ICE.
Canty Backs Affordability Bill Protecting Consumers from Hidden Price Increases
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Pervasive online price targeting of consumers using big data, or “surveillance pricing,” is steadily increasing the cost of living, and state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, has put her support behind a new measure to crack down on the practice and make life more affordable for her community.
Canty Condemns Trump Administration Measures Driving Up the Cost of Living for Illinoisans
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is standing up to Washington’s affordability crisis by voting to formally condemn the illegal Trump tariffs that have raised the price of everything from groceries to winter clothing, demanding reinstatement of Affordable Care Act subsidies that make healthcare more affordable, and rejecting unconstitutional efforts to freeze funding for affordable child care.
Canty ‘Clean Slate’ Bill Expanding Career and Housing Opportunities Signed into Law
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Completing years of work from reformers, law enforcement and business leaders, the transformational “clean slate” criminal justice reforms that state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, helped pass last fall were signed into law today.
Canty Energy Reform to Cut Utility Bills, Capture More Clean Energy, Create Jobs, Signed into Law
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Comprehensive legislation to bring down home energy bills, hold large utility corporations accountable and create jobs that state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, passed last fall was signed into law today, marking a victory in her efforts to cut the cost of living.
Canty Responds to Trump Administration Freeze of Funding for Vital Childcare Assistance Programs
State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, issued this statement in response to the Trump Administration’s partisan freeze of vital funding for childcare services in five Democratic-led states, including more than $1 billion in Illinois:
Rep. Canty to Host Open House at District Office on January 15
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is hosting an open house at her district office to meet constituents, discuss the issues that matter most to them and share the resources in her office.