SPRINGFIELD—State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) issued the following statement today after being sworn in to represent Illinois’ Third Senate District in the 101st General Assembly:
“I am deeply honored for the privilege and the opportunity to continue serving my community. I’m humbled and grateful for the confidence my constituents have in me and I will spend every day making sure their voices are heard in Springfield.
“There is much that I am eager to do in this new session. After years of unstable and contentious governing, we must enact policies that work for the people by addressing the lack of affordable housing and rising rental prices, increasing and expanding access to health and human services and reforming our criminal justice system.”