Carol Ronen
| Carol Ronen | |
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 7th district |
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In office January 2, 2000 – February 10, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur L. Berman |
| Succeeded by | Heather Steans |
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March 28, 1945 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Jewish |
Carol Ronen was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 7th District from 2000 to 2008.
Ronen graduated from Bradley University with a degree in Political Science. She went on to earn her master's degree from Roosevelt University in Public Administration.
Carol Ronen served in the Illinois State Senate from 2000 until she retired in February 2008. Carol was honored to represent one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse areas in the country that includes the Chicago neighborhoods of Edgewater, Andersonville, Bowmanville, Uptown, Lincoln Square, and Rogers Park.
Prior to her service in the Senate, she served seven years in the Illinois House of Representatives. She was best known for her fierce advocacy of Nurses, her commitment to human rights and equality and her advocacy on behalf of children and child safety. Legislation she passed focused upon early childhood development; health care; violence prevention; and protecting human rights…including a woman's right to reproductive choice.
During her tenure in the Senate she chaired the Health & Human Services Committee, where she helped author and pass legislation guaranteeing healthcare to every child and universal pre-K to every four-year-old. She also chaired the Labor and Commerce Committee, where she led the successful effort to increase the minimum wage in Illinois and pass the Equal Pay Act, which increased the number of women covered by equal pay protections and provided for strong state enforcement.
She was an acknowledged leader on a wide range of progressive issues. In 2004 she received the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO) Ethel Parker award that is bestowed upon the legislator with the best voting record.
In addition, Ronen was the lead senate sponsor of the Illinois Human Rights act, landmark legislation protecting Illinoisans from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Passage of the bill culminated 12 years of work and fulfilled a personal commitment she made when she first ran for office - to extend equal protection to Illinois gay, lesbian and trans-gendered citizens. Illinois was one of only five states in the nation to pass such sweeping protections.
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