Rep. Joyce Mason
(D-Gurnee)
61st District
Springfield Office:
245-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8151
District Office:
34498 Old Walnut Circle
Unit C
Gurnee, IL 60031
(847) 485-9986
Full-time legislator; former vice president of the Gurnee-based Woodland Community School District 50 Board of Education; human resources consultant, SHRM-SCP and SPHR certified; B.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.B.A., Keller Graduate School of Management; board member of A Safe Place Lake County Crisis Center and El Puente Latino; has two children.
Rep. Mason Responds to Budget Address, Prioritizes Major Childcare Expansions, Robust Education Spending
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, issued the following response to Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State address on Wednesday
Rep. Mason Measure Guaranteeing Renters’ Rights Takes Effect
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, put her support behind a measure to guarantee renters the right to pay landlords in cash, which went into effect just a few days ago.
Rep. Mason Applauds Funding for Dolly Parton Imagination Library
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is encouraging all Illinois parents of children ages 0-5 to sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five, regardless of the family’s income.
Mason Receives 100% Score from Illinois Humane Society
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, received the highest rating from the Illinois Humane Society for her advocacy for animal and animal rights causes.
Mason Receives Community Legislative Hero Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, will be awarded Live4Lali’s Community Hero Award for her successful legislative work on preventing and ending drug overdoses.
Mason Applauds Gov. Pritzker’s Veto of Nuclear Expansion
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, issued this response following Gov. Pritzker’s veto of legislation that would have reduced regulation on new nuclear power facilities:
Rep. Mason Passes Measure to Cap Cost of Twin-Pack EpiPens at $60
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, spearheaded a measure to make healthcare more affordable by capping insured people’s costs of twin-packs of epinephrine injectors at $60. That measure recently passed the House and Senate unanimously and is advancing to Gov. Pritzker’s desk for signature.
Mason Announces Funding to Combat Shoreline Erosion at Illinois Beach State Park
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, announced that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) recently allocated funds to address shoreline erosion at Illinois Beach State Park.
Rep. Mason Named Chair of House Childcare Accessibility and Early Childhood Education Committee, Leads the Fight for Affordable Access to Childcare and Quality Education
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, will prioritize safe, affordable early childhood education and day care as Chairperson of the House Childcare Accessibility and Early Childhood Education Committee.
Mason Looks to Address Mental Health, Education, Health Care in New Term
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, released the following statement Wednesday, taking the oath of office for a new legislative session: