Rep. Sharon Chung
(D-Bloomington)
91st District
Springfield Office:
231 E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5199
216 N. Center St.,
Bloomington, IL 61701
309-808-2362
Bills & Committees
Biography
Teacher and professional musician; member of American Federation of Musicians Local 301; B.M., Illinois Wesleyan University; M.M., Northwestern University; former member, McLean County Board; has two daughters.
Chung Introduces Bill Preventing Corporate Interference with Elections
Working to improve election transparency, state Rep. Chung, D- Bloomington, is sponsoring legislation that will prevent corporations from financially supporting candidates or ballot initiatives, expanding existing state law to mitigate financial election interference.
Chung-Backed Resolution Opposes Extreme Anti-Choice Senate Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, helped pass a formal resolution opposing a Republican bill introduced last week to the Illinois State Senate, seeking to classify reproductive healthcare services—including in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments—as capital murder.
Chung Resolution Calls for Independent Investigation into Epstein Files
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Chung, D-Bloomington, helped pass a formal resolution Wednesday demanding the Trump administration end its illegal censoring of the Epstein files and calling for an independent investigation into the file’s significant, potentially politically-aligned, redactions.
Chung Responds to Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – State Rep. Chung, D-Bloomington, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court declaring tariffs President Donald Trump initiated with emergency orders are illegitimate:
Chung Reacts to Governor’s Budget Address
Following Governor JB Pritzker’s budget address, state Rep. Chung, D-Bloomington, released the following statement:
Chung Signs Nationwide Letter Demanding Federal Childcare Funding
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, joins over 200 lawmakers from all 50 states to sign a comprehensive letter organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), and the Child Care for Every Family Network urging the federal government to restore childcare funding.
Chung Joins Legislators Across the Country in Supporting Minnesotans
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, joins 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, MN, and the killings of Alex Pretti, Renee Nicole Good, and others at the hands of DHS and ICE.
Chung Responds to ICE and Border Patrol Violence Across Twin Cities
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, responds to the continued violence of ICE and Border Patrol officers in Minnesota, resulting in at least two deaths and countless injuries this month alone, with this statement:
Chung Denounces Federal Attempt to Freeze Healthcare and Childcare Funds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is standing up to Washington’s affordability crisis by voting to demand the reinstatement of Affordable Care Act subsidies that make healthcare more affordable, and rejecting unconstitutional efforts to freeze funding for affordable childcare.
Chung Condemns ICE Misconduct in Statement and House Resolution
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is co-sponsoring a House resolution condemning ICE misconduct across the nation on the heels of releasing a statement last week, where she denounced the disturbing presence of civil immigration agents in the Bloomington-Normal and Peoria areas.