| Eddie Washington | |
| State House: | Illinois |
| State: | Illinois |
| District: | 60th |
| Preceded: | Karen May (redistricted) |
| Succeeded: | Rita Mayfield |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1953 |
| Birth Place: | East St. Louis, Illinois |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Waukegan, Illinois |
| Profession: | Metra Conductor |
Eddie Washington (June 8, 1953 - June 4, 2010) was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 60th District from 2003 until 2010.
In 1998, Washington was elected a trustee for the North Shore Sanitary District. Washington defeated Jerry L. Johnson, a past Mayor of North Chicago, and Jay Ukena in the 2002 Democratic primary for the nomination for the Illinois House in the 60th district.[1] [2] He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2002 general election.[3] The 60th district, at the time, included all or parts of Waukegan and North Chicago.[4]
He was the sergeant at arms for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. Washington died on June 4, 2010, after suffering a heart attack.[5] His appointed successor, Rita Mayfield, took office on July 6, 2010.[6]