Jacqueline Collins

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Jacqueline Collins is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate. Collins has served in the Illinois Senate since 2003. Collins was re-elected in November of 2006 with her term expiring in 2010.

Collins graduated with her Bachelor's degree from Northwestern's Medhill School of Journalisim and earned two Masters degrees at Harvard, an Master's in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School in 2003 and a Master's in Human Services Administration from Spertus College.

Before becoming a Senator, Collins served as a Policy Fellow for then Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2001 and served as Communications Director for Rainbow PUSH Chairman Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1986. Collins also worked in TV and Radio for WBBM-AM in Chicago from 1978 to 1986 as an Engineer and worked for WBBM-TV 2 as a TV News Editor from 1986 to 1999.

Committee Assignments

Collins serves on these committees:

• Appropriations I
• Environment
• Financial Institutions
• Insurance
• Pensions and Investments^[1].

District 16

Collins represents Illinois Senate District 16. District 16 includes the Chicago Area near the Dan Ryan Expressway^[2].

Personal

Collins is single and resides in Chicago, Illinois.

External links

• Biography from the Illinois General Assembly
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Sen. Collins's website

References

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