Lamont Robinson Jr.
Lamont Robinson Jr. is a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 4. He assumed office on May 15, 2023. His current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Robinson ran for election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 4 in Illinois. He won in the general runoff election on April 4, 2023.
Robinson served in the Illinois House of Representatives representing District 5 from 2019 to 2023, when he became a member of the City Council in Chicago. He was succeeded by Kimberly Neely Dubuclet. [1]
Biography
Lamont Robinson Jr. was born and lives in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in management and marketing from Clark Atlanta University in 2004 and an M.B.A. in business administration from National Louis University in 2012. Robinson's career experience includes owning and operating Robinson and Associates-Allstate. At the time of his tenure, he was a member on the Board of Quad Communities Development Corporation.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 4
Lamont Robinson Jr. defeated Prentice Butler in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 4 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lamont Robinson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 66.3 | 8,861 |
 | Prentice Butler (Nonpartisan) | 33.7 | 4,499 | |
| Total votes: 13,360 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 4
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 4 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 5,789 |
| ✔ | | Prentice Butler (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 1,906 |
 | Ebony Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 1,802 | |
| Matthew Humphries (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 1,175 | ||
| Tracey Y. Bey (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 1,145 | ||
 | Helen West (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 692 | |
| Total votes: 12,509 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Pearson (Nonpartisan)
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Lamont Robinson Jr. won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 23,847 |
| Total votes: 23,847 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Fortune (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Lamont Robinson Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. | 100.0 | 10,198 |
| Total votes: 10,198 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Montelle Gaji (R)
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Lamont Robinson Jr. won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 43,918 |
| Total votes: 43,918 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Lamont Robinson Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. | 100.0 | 18,079 |
| Total votes: 18,079 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Lamont Robinson Jr. won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 35,388 |
| Total votes: 35,388 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Lamont Robinson Jr. defeated Dilara Sayeed, Kenneth Dunkin, and Felicia Bullock in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lamont Robinson Jr. | 40.8 | 7,230 |
 | Dilara Sayeed | 27.4 | 4,844 | |
 | Kenneth Dunkin | 18.3 | 3,246 | |
 | Felicia Bullock | 13.5 | 2,387 | |
| Total votes: 17,707 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tregg Duerson (D)
- Johnae Strong (D)
Campaign themes
2023
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2022
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2020
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State legislative tenure
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Committee, Chairperson
- Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
- Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee
- Public Utilities Committee
- Small Business,Technology Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Committee
- Tourism Committee (decommissioned), Chairperson
2021-2022
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Committee, Chair
- Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
- Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee
- Public Utilities Committee
- Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
- Tourism Committee (decommissioned), Chair
2019-2020
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Public Safety Committee
- Personnel & Pensions Committee
- House Financial Institutions Committee
- House Insurance Committee
- Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee, Vice chair
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 '"Neely Dubuclet appointed state representative for 5th district," accessed May 15, 2023 Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sophia King |
Chicago City Council Ward 4 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Juliana Stratton (D) |
Illinois House of Representatives District 5 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Kimberly du Buclet (D) |
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