| Kimberly du Buclet | |
| State House: | Illinois |
| District: | 5th |
| Term Start: | May 13, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Lamont Robinson |
| Office1: | Vice President of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners |
| Term Start1: | January 5, 2023 |
| Term End1: | May 13, 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Barbara McGowan |
| Successor1: | Patricia Flynn |
| Office2: | Member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners |
| Term Start2: | December 2018 |
| Term End2: | May 13, 2023 |
| Predecessor2: | David Walsh |
| Successor2: | Precious Brady-Davis |
| State House3: | Illinois |
| District3: | 26th |
| Term Start3: | March 2011 |
| Term End3: | January 2013 |
| Predecessor3: | William D. Burns |
| Successor3: | Christian Mitchell |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
Kimberly Neely du Buclet is an American politician. A Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, she also formerly served on the board of commissioners for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD).
De Buclet attended high school at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She also received a Bachelor of Science in marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and an Master of Business Administration in marketing from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Du Buclet represented the 26th District in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013.[1] She was appointed to her seat in May 2011 after former incumbent William D. Burns stepped down as District 26 representative to become Chicago's 4th Ward alderman, but did not run for a full term in the 2012 election.[2] [3] During her first House tenure, du Buclet's committee assignments included Health Care Availability Access, Small Business Empowerment & Workforce, Higher Education, Appropriations-Human Services, Health & Healthcare Disparities, and Tourism & Conventions.[1]
In 2018, du Buclet won a special election to finish the remaining two years of an unexpired term on the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. The seat had been vacated by Cynthia Santos, and had been held by interim appointee David Walsh prior to Neely's assumption of office.[4] In 2020, du Buclet won the Democratic primary on March 17, 2020 for reelection to a full-term on the board in an election to fill the three seats on the board with expiring terms.[5] She was reelected, winning the most votes of any candidate in the general election.[6] On January 5, 2023, she was elected by the board of commissioners to serve as its vice president.[7]
On May 13, 2023, du Buclet was appointed to fill the 5th district seat in the Illinois House of Representatives that was vacated after her predecessor Lamont Robinson became a Chicago alderman.[8]