About Theresa Mah
Theresa Mah

Theresa Mah

Office: State House (IL) - 24 , Democratic
On The Ballot: True, Democratic for State House (IL) - 24

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  • Birth Date

    N/A

  • Birth Place

    Chinatown, SF, CA

  • Home City

    Chicago, IL,

Family

EDUCATION

PhD, U.S. Social and Cultural History, Race and Ethnicity, Asian American History, The University of Chicago, 1991-1999
BA, History, University of California, Berkeley, 1986-1991

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 24, 2022,2024
Conference Chair, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 24, 2023-present
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 2, 2017-2023

COMMITTEES

Appropriations for Higher Education
Consumer Protection Committee
Executive Committee
Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
Health Care Licenses Committee
Immigration and Human Rights Committee

Public Health Committee

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Pat Quinn, 2013-2015
Community Development and Policy Consultant, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, 2010-2013
Adjunct Professor in Asian American Studies, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010-2011
Director of Development, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, 2009-2011
Assistant Director for Curriculum and Learning, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago, 2006-2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, Bowling Green State University, 1999-2006
Lecturer, Department of History, Northwestern University, 1998-1999
Lecturer, Asian/Pacific American Studies, New York University, 1998

RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Advisory Board Member, Chinese-American Museum of Chicago, present
Community Representative, Local School Council, Thomas Kelly High School, present
Member, Bridgeport Alliance, present
Member, UIC Task Force, present
Member, McKinley Park Progressive Alliance, present
Former Member, Common Cause Illinois Board of Directors
Former Member, Language Access Task Force
Former Member, Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education
Former Member, Asian American Employment Plan Advisory Council