Theresa Mah
2023 - Present
2025
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Theresa Mah (Democratic Party) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 24. She assumed office on January 11, 2023. Her current term ends on January 8, 2025.
Mah (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 24. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Theresa Mah earned a B.A. in history from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and a Ph.D. in U.S. social and cultural history, race and ethnicity, and Asian American history from the University of Chicago in 1999. Mah's career experience includes working as a senior policy advisor to former Governor Pat Quinn. a community development and policy consultant with the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, and an adjunct professor in Asian American studies with the University of Illinois at Chicago.[1] She served on the Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education and the board of directors for Common Cause Illinois.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Mah was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- Health Care Licenses Committee, Chairperson
- Housing Committee
- Immigration & Human Rights Committee
- International Trade & Commerce Committee
- Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhancements Committee
- Tourism Committee
2021-2022
Mah was assigned to the following committees:
- Health Care Licenses Committee, Chair
- Housing Committee
- Immigration & Human Rights Committee
- International Trade & Commerce Committee
- Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhancements Committee
- Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- Tourism Committee
2019-2020
Mah was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhancements Committee
- Health Care Licenses Committee, Vice chair
- International Trade & Commerce Committee
- Energy & Environment Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Theresa Mah defeated Natalian Bolton in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Theresa Mah (D) | 77.0 | 17,829 |
 | Natalian Bolton (R) | 23.0 | 5,318 | |
| Total votes: 23,147 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Theresa Mah defeated Lai Ching Ng in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 24 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Mah | 77.3 | 6,451 |
| Lai Ching Ng | 22.7 | 1,899 | |
| Total votes: 8,350 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 24
Natalian Bolton advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 24 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natalian Bolton | 100.0 | 751 |
| Total votes: 751 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Theresa Mah won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Mah (D) | 100.0 | 14,532 |
| Total votes: 14,532 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Theresa Mah advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 24 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Mah | 100.0 | 6,145 |
| Total votes: 6,145 | |||
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2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Theresa Mah won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Mah (D) | 100.0 | 25,771 |
| Total votes: 25,771 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Theresa Mah defeated Bobby Martinez Olson and Kenneth Kozlar in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 2 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Mah | 67.3 | 10,580 |
| Bobby Martinez Olson | 28.2 | 4,428 | |
 | Kenneth Kozlar | 4.5 | 715 | |
| Total votes: 15,723 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Theresa Mah won election in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Mah (D) | 100.0 | 20,455 |
| Total votes: 20,455 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Theresa Mah advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 2 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Mah | 100.0 | 10,659 |
| Total votes: 10,659 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2016
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[3] Incumbent Edward Acevedo (D) did not seek re-election.
Theresa Mah ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 2 general election.[4][5]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 2 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Theresa Mah (unopposed) | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||
Theresa Mah defeated Alex Acevedo in the Illinois House of Representatives District 2 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Theresa Mah |
51.23% | 10,732 | |
| Democratic | Alex Acevedo | 48.77% | 10,217 | |
| Total Votes | 20,949 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Theresa Mah did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Theresa Mah did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 27.
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2022
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In 2022, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 9.
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2021
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In 2021, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9.
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Mah's endorsements include the Chicago Sun-Times.[8]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Illinois House of Representatives District 24 |
Officeholder Illinois House of Representatives District 24 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Theresa Mah," accessed May 11, 2023
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Representative Theresa Mah (D)," accessed May 11, 2023
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Friends of Theresa Mah, homepage, accessed February 26, 2016
