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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Jehan Gordon-Booth
|office = Speaker pro tempore of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]
|term_start = January 21, 2021
|term_end = January 19, 2025
|predecessor = Position established
|successor = [[Kam Buckner]]
|state_house1 = Illinois
|district1 = 92nd
|term_start1 = January 13, 2009
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 = [[Joan Krupa]]
|successor1 =
|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}
|birth_place = [[Peoria, Illinois]], U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|education = [[Parkland College (United States)|Parkland College]]<br>[[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
}}
'''Jehan A. Gordon-Booth''' (born 1981)<ref name="pjstar-eg">{{cite web|url=http://www2.pjstar.com/index.php/elections/article/jehan_gordon/ |title=Election Guide: Jehan Gordon |date=January 14, 2008 |access-date=April 30, 2009 |work=[[Peoria Journal Star]] |location=[[Peoria, Illinois]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715090945/http://www2.pjstar.com/index.php/elections/article/jehan_gordon/ |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], representing the 92nd district since 2009.

==Early life and career==
She served on the staff of the [[Small_Business_Administration#Small_Business_Development_Centers|Small Business Development Center]] at [[Bradley University]]. She later served as the coordinator of retention efforts at [[Illinois Central College]]. In an extension of efforts retaining students at ICC, she chaired Peoria’s Promise, which assists qualified students in applying for scholarships at ICC. She served as an elected member of the Pleasant Hill School District 69 Board of Education.<ref name="First Reading 2008">{{cite journal|editor-last=Miller|editor-first=David R.|title=Biographies of New House Members|journal=First Reading|volume=22|number=2|publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit|date=November 2008|access-date=October 30, 2023|page=3|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Nov2008FirstRdg.pdf}}</ref>
Gordon-Booth was born and raised in [[Peoria County, Illinois]], where she attended [[Limestone Community High School District 310|Limestone High School]] in [[Bartonville, Illinois|Bartonville]], and attended [[Parkland College (United States)|Parkland College]] and the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].<ref name="hdem">{{cite web | url = http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/gordonj/ | title = Rep. Jehan Gordon | work = Illinois House Democrats | access-date = February 13, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526170353/http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/gordonj/ | archive-date = May 26, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Legislative career==
Gordon-Booth was elected in November 2008 to the seat being vacated by [[Aaron Schock]]. She defeated [[Joan Krupa]], but Krupa was appointed to the seat to fill the remaining nine days of Schock's term when Schock became U.S. Representative for [[Illinois's 18th congressional district]].<ref name="week-0113">{{cite news|url=http://www.week.com/news/local/37546404.html |title=State Representative Joan Krupa |date=January 13, 2009 |work=[[WEEK-TV]] |location=[[East Peoria, Illinois]] |access-date=March 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210112937/http://www.week.com/news/local/37546404.html |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2018, [[J. B. Pritzker|J. B. Pritzker]] appointed Gordon-Booth to the gubernatorial transition's Restorative Justice and Safe Communities Committee.<ref>{{cite news
|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Foxx, Gordon-Booth, Kelly to co-chair Pritzker's Restorative Justice and Safe Communities Committee|date=November 30, 2018|newspaper=[[Capitol Fax]]|access-date=December 9, 2018|url=https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/30/foxx-gordon-booth-kelly-to-co-chair-pritzkers-restorative-justice-and-safe-communities-committee/}}</ref>

As of July 3rd, 2022, Representative Gordon-Booth was a member of the following committees:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/house/RepCommittees.asp?MemberID=2821 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=ilga.gov}}</ref>

* Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH)
* Appropriations - Public Safety Committee (HAPP)
* Executive Committee (HEXC)
* Redistricting Committee (HRED)
* Restorative Justice Committee (SHRJ)
* Rules Committee (HRUL)
* Special Issues (AP) Subcommittee (HAPH-ISSU)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1957 Representative Jehan A. Gordon-Booth (D) 92nd District] at the Illinois General Assembly
**By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1957 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1747 97th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=96&MemberID=1543 96th]
*[http://www.repgordonbooth.com/ Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth]
* {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=101830 | fec= | congress= }}

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