Robyn Gabel | |
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Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Greg Harris |
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
Assumed office April 19, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Julie Hamos |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 7, 1953
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
Education |
Beloit College (
BA) University of Illinois, Chicago ( MPH) Loyola University Chicago ( MJur) |
Robyn Gabel (born February 7, 1953) is the Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives. A Democrat, she has represented the 18th District since April 19, 2010. [1] [2] [3] The district includes the suburbs of Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northbrook, Northfield, Winnetka and Glencoe.
Gabel has a Bachelor of Arts from Beloit College, a Master of Science in Public Health from University of Illinois Chicago's School of Public Health, and a Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law from Loyola University of Chicago. From 1988 to 2010 she was the executive director of the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition. [4] On March 16, 2009, she was appointed to the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty. [5] The Commission was established to address poverty in Illinois consistent with international human rights standards. [6]
Gabel was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives in April 2010 after Representative Julie Hamos became Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. [4] In 2018, Gov. J. B. Pritzker appointed Gabel to Powering Illinois’ Future transition committee, which is responsible for infrastructure and clean energy policies. [7]
As of July 3, 2022, Representative Gabel is a member of the following Illinois House committees: [8]
On January 13, 2023, House Speaker Chris Welch named Gable the House Majority Leader. She succeeds Greg Harris in the position. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel | 4,488 | 27.74 | |
Democratic | Patrick Keenan-Devlin | 4,104 | 25.36 | |
Democratic | Eamon Kelly | 3,958 | 24.46 | |
Democratic | Jeffrey Paul Smith | 1,923 | 11.89 | |
Democratic | Edmund B. Moran, Jr. | 1,707 | 10.55 | |
Total votes | 16,180 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel ( incumbent) | 28,154 | 99.60 | |
Write-in | 114 | 0.40 | ||
Total votes | 28,268 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel ( incumbent) | 32,545 | 62.78 | -36.82% | |
Republican | Eric Joseph Lieberman | 19,292 | 37.22 | N/A | |
Total votes | 51,837 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel ( incumbent) | 28,256 | 100.0 | +37.22% | |
Total votes | 28,256 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel ( incumbent) | 36,794 | 64.13 | -35.87% | |
Republican | Jessica Tucker | 20,580 | 35.87 | N/A | |
Total votes | 57,374 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel ( incumbent) | 37,966 | 72.09 | +7.96% | |
Republican | Julie Cho | 14,697 | 27.91 | -7.96% | |
Total votes | 52,663 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel ( incumbent) | 43,607 | 72.31 | +0.22% | |
Independent | Sean Matlis | 16,699 | 27.69 | N/A | |
Total votes | 60,306 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Robyn Gabel ( incumbent) | 32,808 | 81.31 | +9.00% | |
Republican | Charles Hutchinson | 7542 | 18.69 | N/A | |
Total votes | 40,350 | 100.0 |