| Progressive Caucus of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| Ideology: | Progressivism |
| Leader1 Title: | Co-Chairs |
| Leader1 Name: | Will Guzzardi Theresa Mah Carol Ammons |
| Seats1 Title: | Seats in Illinois House of Representatives |
| Leader2 Name: | Delia Ramirez |
| Leader2 Title: | Secretary |
The Progressive Caucus of the Illinois House of Representatives is a bloc of state legislators in the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly that was formed in 2019.
Discussion about creating a progressive caucus first began in the Illinois House in early 2018, between representatives Will Guzzardi, Carol Ammons, and Theresa Mah. After the 2018 Illinois House of Representatives election, the three representatives pushed forward with their proposal.[1] The caucus was formed and formally announced in February 2019, with 16 members.[2] Their initially stated legislative priorities were a minimum wage increase, marijuana legalization, and campaign finance reform.[3] [4]
| Representative | Party | District | Joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ortiz | Democratic | 1st | 2019 | ||
| Theresa Mah | Democratic | 2nd | 2019 | ||
| Delia Ramirez | Democratic | 4th | 2019 | ||
| Lamont Robinson | Democratic | 5th | 2019 | ||
| Lakesia Collins | Democratic | 9th | 2021 | ||
| Ann Williams | Democratic | 11th | 2021 | ||
| Greg Harris | Democratic | 13th | 2019 | ||
| Kelly Cassidy | Democratic | 14th | 2019 | ||
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democratic | 17th | 2019 | ||
| Robyn Gabel | Democratic | 18th | 2019 | ||
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democratic | 19th | 2021 | ||
| Edgar Gonzalez | Democratic | 21st | 2021 | ||
| Will Guzzardi | Democratic | 39th | 2019 | ||
| Anna Moeller | Democratic | 43rd | 2021 | ||
| Joyce Mason | Democratic | 61st | 2019 | ||
| Maurice West | Democratic | 67th | 2019 | ||
| Anne Stava-Murray | Democratic | 81st | 2019 | ||
| Dagmara Avelar | Democratic | 85th | 2021 | ||
| Carol Ammons | Democratic | 103rd | 2019 |
| Representative | Party | District | Joined | Departed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democratic | 12th | 2019 | 2020; appointed to Illinois Senate | ||
| Robert Martwick | Democratic | 19th | 2019 | 2019; appointed to Illinois Senate | ||
| Celina Villanueva | Democratic | 21st | 2019 | 2020; appointed to Illinois Senate |