Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Asain Caucus Whip
(D-Glenview)
17th District
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Springfield Office:
248-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-4194
District Office:
1812 Waukegan Road, Suite B
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 486-8810
Full-time legislator; human rights attorney; B.A., Indiana University, J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, L.L.M, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; former litigation attorney at Winston and Strawn; founding member and co-chair of the Illinois Unaccompanied Children’s Task Force; former Director of the Highland Park – Highwood Legal Aid Clinic; former board member of the Glenview Education Foundation; lives in Glenview with her husband and three sons.
Gong-Gershowitz Votes to Increase Minimum Wage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, voted for a minimum wage increase that balances the needs of workers and small businesses, improving the standard of living for millions of Illinoisans and spurring economic activity in communities throughout the state.
Gong-Gershowitz Moves First Bill Out of Committee, Protecting Children of Undocumented Immigrants
SPRINGFIELD – Continuing her mission to help the vulnerable, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, passed her first bill out of committee this week to improve the process of designating a legal guardian of children in the event the child is separated from their parent during immigration proceedings.
Gong-Gershowitz Introduces Bills to Create Fair Workplace Harassment Reporting Standards
SPRINGFIELD – Continuing her efforts to combat workplace harassment, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, introduced a package of bills to create an improved reporting process.
Gong-Gershowitz Introduces Bill to Combat Workplace Harassment
SPRINGFIELD – To help provide a safe and constructive environment for all individuals in the workplace, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, introduced legislation to create policies to address workplace harassment in the private-sector.
Gong-Gershowitz Introduces Bill to Combat Workplace Harassment
SPRINGFIELD – To help provide a safe and constructive environment for all individuals in the workplace, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, introduced legislation to create policies to address workplace harassment in the private-sector.
Gong-Gershowitz Files First Bill, Protecting Children of Undocumented Immigrants
GLENVIEW, Ill. – Drawing on her experience as a human rights attorney and fighting for the rights of the voiceless and vulnerable, state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, filed her first piece of legislation this week improving the process for families to designate a legal guardian for minor children in the event of separation due to immigration enforcement.
Gong-Gershowitz Encourages Residents to Submit Legislative Bill Ideas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, is encouraging area residents in the 17th District to submit their ideas for new bills for the upcoming legislative session.
Gong-Gershowitz Sworn in to Illinois House of Representatives, Pledges to Fight for Progressive Values
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, issued the following statement after being sworn in Wednesday as a member of the 101st General Assembly: