Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 17th district.The 17th district includes all or parts of Evanston, Glenview, Golf, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Skokie and Wilmette.[2] Gong-Gershowitz received the Democratic nomination in the election to succeed Rep. Laura Fine, who was not seeking re-election and instead running for Illinois State Senate.She is the second Chinese American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly after Theresa Mah.This includes HB0376, which requires Illinois schools to create a unit of curriculum dedicated to studying Asian-American history,[4] as well as HB0709, which required the Illinois Department of Human Services "to conduct a public information campaign to educate immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and other noncitizens residing in Illinois of their rights under the U.S. Constitution and Illinois laws that apply regardless of immigration status.