Rep. Kelly Cassidy
(D-Chicago)
14th District
Please visit Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s website
Springfield Office:
269-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8088
(217) 782-6592 FAX
District Office:
1507 W Morse Ave
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 784-2002
(773) 784-2060 FAX
Info@repcassidy.com
Biography
LGBT rights activist and organizer; former legislative director for the National Organization for Women; former legislative aide to state Sen. John Cullerton; former Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Director of Programs and Development in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office; only openly gay female legislator serving in the General Assembly; has three children.
Cassidy Passes Measure Opening Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment Medications
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to ending the HIV epidemic in Illinois, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, passed a measure with bipartisan support on Thursday to ban insurance companies from using prior authorizations on HIV treatment and prevention medications.
House Dobbs Working Group Members Stand with Attorney General’s Commitment to the LGBTQ+ Community and Gender Affirming Care
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued a statement clarifying that President Trump’s chaotic and confusing executive order restricting access to lawful health care for transgender youth and young adults has no impact on access in Illinois and reinforcing his and thirteen other Attorneys Generals’ commitment to fight efforts to interfere with access to life saving health care in our state. The House Dobbs Working Group is grateful to AG Raoul and his partners in 13 states for recognizing the importance of reinforcing our commitment to protecting the LGBTQ+ community from the hateful attacks coming from the administration.
Kelly Cassidy Continues Fight Against Right-Wing Extremism in New Term
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, returned to Springfield to be sworn in for a new term in the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday and issued the following statement:
Cassidy: Time is Now to Demand Change in Budget Priorities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, praised Gov Pritzker’s focus on maternal mortality following the Governor’s State of the State and Budget Address on Wednesday:
Cassidy Appointed to House Labor Committee
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, will bring a strong voice for workers’ rights and human rights to the House Labor & Commerce Committee. Cassidy was appointed to a spot on the panel last week.
Rep. Cassidy to Attend White House Panel on Reproductive Rights
CHICAGO – State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, will attend the White House’s State Legislative Convening on Reproductive Rights online tomorrow where she will join with legislators from (states) as a panelist discussing protections for patients and providers, focusing on the work Illinois has done such as the Patient and Provider Protection Act.
New House Plan Would Strengthen Reproductive Freedoms in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Recognizing that states are the last line of defense in a post-Dobbs environment, the House Reproductive Health and the Dobbs Decision Working Group, led by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, unveiled a plan Thursday that would strengthen and expand reproductive freedoms through a number of actions.
Blue Room Press Conference Today: Reproductive Health Working Group introduces Proposal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Leading stakeholders and the House Reproductive Health and the Dobbs Decision Working Group, led by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, will unveil their proposal today to expand and strengthen state reproductive freedoms in the wake of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision.
Cassidy Introduces TExAS Act, Creates New Civil Penalties on Rapists and Abusers
CHICAGO – Today, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, filed HB 4146, the TExAS Act (The Expanding Abortion Services Act). The TExAS Act seeks to affirm the steps Illinois has taken to ensure that our state remains a place where the full range of reproductive health services are available and accessible to all people, including those forced to travel out of state from jurisdictions seeking to restrict access to abortion and other reproductive health care.
House Budget Chairs: Budget Address a First Step to Addressing Illinois’ Challenges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House appropriation committee chairs Luis Arroyo, Kelly Cassidy, La Shawn K. Ford, Robyn Gabel, Rita Mayfield and Robert ‘Bob’ Rita released the following statement Wednesday following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address: