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 Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act Passes House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With some states increasingly hostile toward bodily autonomy, state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is fighting to keep personal health information private with the Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act to limit abortion-related medical information from crossing state lines.
Canty Bill Creating Abortion Access Fund Passes House
State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, helped advance legislation out of the House chamber last Thursday to create the Abortion Access Fund Grant Program, expanding support and access to abortion care services for uninsured or underinsured patients in Illinois.
Canty Legislation Streamlining Veterans Affairs Hiring Practices Passes House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A measure carried by state Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, to streamline services and improve hiring practices in the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) passed the House last Wednesday.
Canty Supports Bill Creating Further Fraud Protection for Seniors
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is supporting legislation to provide extra support to seniors and other eligible adults who may be vulnerable to fraud or other financial misuses. Financial institutions and their employees will be able to pause suspicious transactions, preventing any fraudulent transactions from being completed.
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.