Joyce Mason
Joyce Mason is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 61st district.The 61st district, located in northern Lake County, includes all or parts of Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Beach Park, Old Mill Creek, Gurnee and Antioch.[1][2] Mason defeated Republican incumbent Sheri Jesiel in the 2018 general election.[3] Mason, a resident of Gurnee, was Vice President of the Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 Board of Education at the time of her election to the Illinois House of Representatives.[4] She is a human resources consultant with a master of business administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management and a bachelor of arts in communications from University of Illinois at Chicago.