Theresa Mah

Not to be confused with Theresa May.

Theresa Mah
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2023
Preceded byElizabeth Hernandez (redistricted)
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
January 10, 2017 – January 10, 2023
Preceded byEdward Acevedo
Succeeded byElizabeth Hernandez (redistricted)
Personal details
BornSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of Chicago (MA, PhD)

Theresa Mah is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 24th district since 2023. She previously represented the 2nd district since January 2017 until being redistricted into the 24th district.[1]

Mah was the first Asian American elected to the Illinois General Assembly.[2][3] Mah is a co-chair of the Illinois House's Progressive Caucus.

  1. ^ "Theresa Mah". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Miller, Rich (April 29, 2016). "How the South Side elected the state's first Asian-American lawmaker". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Mihalopoulos, Dan (January 3, 2017). "Mihalopoulos: First Asian-American state rep leads diverse area". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 2, 2020.