Rep.
Careen Gordon
(D-Coal City)
75th District
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760
E. Division
Coal City, IL 60416
(815) 634-3096
(815) 634-3137 (fax)
286-S Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5997
(217) 782-7631 (fax)
E-mail: staterepgordon@sbcglobal.net|
My top priorities are keeping criminals off our streets, improving our schools and strengthening our economy. I'm here to serve every resident of our district, regardless of political affiliation. -Careen Gordon |
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Biography
State Representative Careen Gordon has been a member of the General Assembly since December 2003. A former criminal prosecutor, Gordon has used her service in the General Assembly to advance measures to keep our communities safe.
Gordon began her career in public service as a prosecutor in the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office and later served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Kankakee and Will counties. Due to her success as a local prosecutor, Gordon was recruited by Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan to be an Assistant Attorney General in 2000. She continued to serve in that role until she became a state representative in December 2003.
Since taking office, Gordon has worked diligently to keep criminals off our streets. She spearheaded legislation to require lifetime registration for the most dangerous sex offenders and fought to increase penalties for methamphetamine producers. Gordon also worked to increase penalties for domestic abusers and helped to close a loophole that prevented rapists who murdered their victims from also being charged with rape.
Gordon has also lead the charge to keep businesses in Illinois and is working to repeal harmful fees instituted in recent years. Gordon introduced legislation to restore an important sales tax exemption for trucking companies, and fought for greater government efficiency and accountability in the budget process. She also passed legislation that gives Grundy County an economic tool for relief from the burdensome machinery and equipment tax.
Gordon takes a hands-on approach on education issues affecting her district. She routinely visits local schools and maintains open lines of communication with teachers, parents and administrators. She continues to work to hold the state accountable as the primary source of funding for education.
Gordon’s top priority as state representative is to be an open and accessible advocate for everyone in the 75th District – Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike. Gordon is focused on offering high quality constituent service and believes in working with all of her constituents, regardless of their political affiliations.
Gordon was born and raised in Morris, Illinois. The youngest of three children of Tom and the late Diane Gordon, Careen graduated from Morris Community High School in 1990. She went on to attend Purdue University and the University of Illinois, receiving two bachelor’s degrees in 1994. She returned home to begin practicing law after graduating from John Marshall Law School in 1998. She currently resides in Morris.
