Carol Ammons

Carol Ammons
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 103rd district
Assumed office
January 2015 (2015-Jan)
Preceded by Naomi Jakobsson
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Children Three Children
Residence Urbana, Illinois

Carol Ammons is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 103rd district since January 2015.[1] She is the first African American woman to serve in the seat, and the first from Champaign County to be elected beyond the County Board level.[2]

Early career

Carol Ammons worked as a community organizer in the Urbana-Champaign, Illinois community.[3] She served five years on the Champaign County Board and later the Urbana City Council.[4] Following her election to the Illinois House of Representatives, the Urbana City Council appointed her husband Aaron Ammons to fill her vacated seat.[5]

Ammons' victory in the Illinois 2014 Primary Election for the Illinois House of Representative's 103rd District was widely considered an upset. Her opponent, Sam Rosenberg, received the endorsement of retiring State Representative Naomi Jakobsson and the financial support of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan whose political committees donated $60,422 to the Rosenberg campaign.[6] Ammons' itemized campaign contributions amounted to $16,000 compared to Rosenberg's $185,000.[6]

Illinois General Assembly

Representative Ammons district serves primarily the Champaign-Urbana community, which includes the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus.[7] She is an active member of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.[8]

Committees

Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education Appropriations
Committee on Community College Accessibility & Affordability
Committee on the Environment
Committee on Higher Education
Committee on Human Services
Committee on Special Needs Services
Committee on Personnel & Pensions
Committee on Small Business Empowerment Workforce Development
Subcommittee on Public Benefits

Electoral history

2014 General Election Results – Illinois’ 103rd House District [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carol Ammons 13,177 61.42
Republican Kristin Williamson 8,317 38.58
Democratic hold
2014 Primary Election Results – Illinois’ 103rd House District [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carol Ammons 3,307 56.84
Democratic Samuel A. Rosenberg 2,511 43.16

References

  1. ↑ Meisel, Hannah (2014-11-05). "Carol Ammons Wins 103rd House Seat Over Kristin Williamson". Illinois Public Media. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  2. ↑ Garennes, Christine (11/09/2014). "We're Going to Win with Dignity and Respect". Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Dolinar, Brian. "Carol Ammons Announces Candidacy for 103rd District".
  4. ↑ Winters, Josh. "Ammons Claims 103rd District". Daily Illini.
  5. ↑ Dey, Jim. "Ammons a Naysayer in First Council Vote". News Gazette.
  6. 1 2 Kacich, Tom (2014-03-19). "Ammons cashes in". News Gazette.
  7. ↑ "103rd House District". News-Gazette.
  8. ↑ "Illinois House Democrats".
  9. ↑ "November 4, 2014 Champaign County Election Results". Champaign County Clerk.
  10. ↑ "2014 Champaign County Primary Election Results". Champaign County Clerk.

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