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{{short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name =André Thapedi

| state_house=Illinois
| state=Illinois
| district=32nd
| term_start = {{start date|2009|01|12}}
| term_end = {{end date|2021|03|17}}
| preceded = [[Milton Patterson]]
| succeeded= [[Cyril Nichols]]

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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| residence = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
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'''André Thapedi''' was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], representing the 32nd District from 2009 to 2021. During his tenure, the 32nd district included all or portions of [[Auburn Gresham, Chicago|Auburn Gresham]], [[Chicago Lawn, Chicago|Chicago Lawn]], [[Ashburn, Chicago|Ashburn]], [[Chatham, Chicago|Chatham]] and [[West Englewood, Chicago|West Englewood]] as well as portions of suburban [[Justice, Illinois|Justice]] and [[Hickory Hills, Illinois|Hickory Hills]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD16.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 16|date=2011-05-18|access-date=2015-09-07}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Thapedi is the son of Chicago neurosurgeon Isaac Martin Thapedi and retired Cook County judge Llwellyn Thapedi. He attended LeMans Academy and [[St. Ignatius College Prep]] where he was a student athlete, leader, and selected as a "Chicagoland Outstanding Student". After graduating from [[Morehouse College]] he earned a law degree, with honors, from [[John Marshall Law School (Chicago)|John Marshall Law School]], where he was a president of the [[National Black Law Students Association|Black Law Students Association]], national [[mock trial]] competition winner, national [[moot court]] competition winner, and published in their ''Journal of Computer and Information Law''.<ref name="First Reading 2008"/>

Thapedi worked as an intern with the office of the [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]] State's Attorney and the law department of the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]. He spent eight years as a trial, corporate, and transaction attorney before becoming a partner in the law firm of Thapedi & Thapedi where he represents both injured persons and businesses in [[civil litigation]]. He is also the managing broker for Shore Realty, LLC.<ref name="First Reading 2008">{{cite web|editor-last=Miller|editor-first=David R.|title=Biographies of New House Members|work=First Reading|publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit|date=November 15, 2018|volume=22|number=2|access-date=December 12, 2008|page=4|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Nov2008FirstRdg.pdf}}</ref>

==Illinois House of Representatives==
Thapedi was elected in 2008 to succeed [[Milton Patterson]].<ref name="First Reading 2008"/> On July 31, 2017, Thapedi was appointed a member of the Trade Policy Task Force for a term ending December 31, 2018.<ref name="Oct 2018 Board Roster">{{cite web|editor-last=Wolff|editor-first=Jonathan P.|title=Trade Policy Task Force|work=Expiration and Vacancy Report for the Governor of Illinois|publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit|date=October 31, 2018|access-date=December 17, 2018|page=376|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Gov.pdf}}</ref> The Trade Policy Task Force's function is to analyze important issues relative to the growth of international trade and make recommendations to [[United States Congress|Congress]], the [[United States Trade Representative]], and the [[White House National Trade Council]] regarding trade policy. The Task Force also promotes Illinois as a market for exporting and importing.<ref name="Task Force/Board List">{{cite web|last=Gruber|first=Amanda|title=Publication 425: State Board and Commission Descriptions|publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit|date=August 1, 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018|page=569|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Descriptions.pdf}}</ref>

On January 31, 2021, it was reported by [[NPR]] that Thapedi would resign his seat during the 102nd General Assembly.<ref>{{cite news|last=Meisel|first=Hannah|title= Thapedi To Resign From Illinois House After 12 Years|date=January 31, 2021|newspaper=[[NPR]]|access-date=February 1, 2021|url=https://www.nprillinois.org/post/thapedi-resign-illinois-house-after-12-years#stream/0}}</ref> Thapedi submitted his resignation March 17, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Rep. Thapedi resigns|date=March 17, 2021|newspaper=[[Capitol Fax]]|access-date=March 17, 2021|url=https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/17/rep-thapedi-resigns/}}</ref> On April 8, 2021, [[Cyril Nichols]] was appointed by Democratic leaders in the district to succeed him.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kapos|first=Shia|title=New state rep appointed|date=April 9, 2021|newspaper=[[Politico|Politico Illinois Playbook]]|access-date=April 9, 2021|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/04/09/headline-headaches-vice-in-the-suburbs-kinzinger-wants-gaetz-out-492423}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District General Election, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=xj8bneOa8Fk%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2008 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Andre Thapedi
| votes = 28779
| percentage = 99.88
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Write-in votes
| candidate = Milton Patterson
| votes = 36
| percentage = 0.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 28815
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District Democratic Primary, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=KsbDaOX2sQg%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2010 GENERAL PRIMARY|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 5886
| percentage = 61.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Yvette Williams
| votes = 3715
| percentage = 38.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Syron M. Smith
| votes = 12
| percentage = 0.12
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 9613
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District General Election, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=uBmhfnAP6sE%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2010 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 18396
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 18396
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District Democratic Primary, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=SNr%2bqcRVQhc%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2012 GENERAL PRIMARY|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 6046
| percentage = 74.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Bobby Joe Johnson
| votes = 2043
| percentage = 25.26
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8089
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District General Election, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=iX7bNPizmS8%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 29515
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29515
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District General Election, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=z%2fR%2feACUG%2bY%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 19828
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19828
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District General Election, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MdSiWa1xQus%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 29118
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29118
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District General Election, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 22901
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22901
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 32nd State House District Democratic Primary, 2020<ref name=ILPrimary26-50>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=%2bzMIuj2TEvA%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d&T=637229731674385116|title=Election Results 2020 General Primary|access-date=2020-04-20|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = André Thapedi ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 7824
| percentage = 57.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Ricky Gandhi
| votes = 5708
| percentage = 42.18
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 13532
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130430142408/http://ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1951 Representative André Thapedi (D) 32nd District] at Illinois General Assembly
**By session: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430142408/http://ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1951 98th], [https://web.archive.org/web/20121215063612/http://ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1740 97th], [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019164745/http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=1536&GA=96 96th]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005847/http://www.thapedi.info/ State Representative André Thapedi] constituency site
* {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=101745 | fec= | congress= }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101207080112/http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/thapedia/ André Thapedi] at Illinois House Democrats

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