Mary Edly-Allen

Mary Edly-Allen
Mary Edly-Allen
Member of the Illinois Senate; from the 31st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 11, 2023
Preceded by	Melinda Bush
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from 's 51st district
	In office; January 9, 2019 – January 13, 2021
Preceded by	Helene Walsh
Succeeded by	Chris Bos
Personal details
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Profession	Educator, politician

Mary Edly-Allen is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st district since 2023. She previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 51st district from 2019 to 2021.

Career

A teacher from Libertyville, Edly-Allen was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2018, defeating appointed Republican incumbent Helene Walsh.^[1] She served one term before losing reelection in 2020 to Republican Chris Bos.^[2]

In 2022, she ran for the Illinois Senate and won the election for the 31st district, succeeding Melinda Bush.^[3]

Electoral history

Illinois 31st State Senate District General Election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Edly-Allen	55,678	51.2
	Republican	Adam Solano	53,105	48.8
Total votes			108,783	100.0

Illinois 51st State House District General Election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Bos	33,697	50.87
	Democratic	Mary Edly-Allen (incumbent)	32,548	49.13
Total votes			66,245	100.0

Illinois 51st State House District General Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Edly-Allen	25,950	50.36
	Republican	Helene Walsh (incumbent)	25,576	49.64
Total votes			51,526	100.0

References

^ Susnjara, Bob (November 20, 2018). "Edly-Allen defeats Miller Walsh in 51st House District". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
^ Kapos, Shia (November 11, 2020). "Supreme Maneuver — Edly-Allen Out — Veto Session Canceled! — IL-14 Still Undecided — Rinehart Wins". Politico. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
^ "Illinois legislative election results". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 22, 2025.

External links

[1] Susnjara, Bob (November 20, 2018). "Edly-Allen defeats Miller Walsh in 51st House District". Daily Herald. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

[2] Kapos, Shia (November 11, 2020). "Supreme Maneuver — Edly-Allen Out — Veto Session Canceled! — IL-14 Still Undecided — Rinehart Wins". Politico. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

[3] "Illinois legislative election results". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 22, 2025.

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