Janet Yang Rohr

State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, represents the 41st District, serving the Naperville and Warrenville.,[1] Illinois communities in the Illinois House of Representatives. She began her first term in January 2021 as a part of the 102nd General Assembly.

Janet Yang Rohr
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 41st district
Assumed office
January 13, 2021 (2021-January-13)
Preceded byGrant Wehrli
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Residence(s)Naperville, Illinois, United States
Alma materNorthwestern University (B.A.)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA)
OccupationDirector of Global Data
Websiterepyangrohr.com ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2993

Early life and education

Yang Rohr is a life-long resident of Naperville, Illinois. She attended Ranch View Elementary School, Kennedy Junior High School, and Naperville North High School.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Economics from Northwestern University and she earned her Master of Business Administration in Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship at University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[2]

Career

Yang Rohr served as a school board member for Naperville Community Unit School District 203 schools from 2017 to 2021. She is the head of Managed Investment Data at Morningstar, Inc. Yang Rohr holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been widely quoted for her investment expertise.

Electoral history
Illinois 41st State House District Democratic Primary, 2020[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Yang Rohr 10,246 70.13
Democratic Denika McMillen 4,364 29.87
Total votes 14,610 100.0
Illinois 41st State House District General Election, 2020[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Yang Rohr 31,613 51.68
Republican Grant Wehrli (incumbent) 29,558 48.32
Total votes 61,171 100.0

Committee assignments and key legislation

Yang Rohr serves on the following committees: Appropriations-General Service; Elementary and Secondary Education: School Curriculum Policies; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Personnel and Pensions; Veterans' Affairs.

During the 2021 General Session, Yang Rohr sponsored the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act, which requires school districts and public colleges and university to provide contact information for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a local suicide prevention hotline on their school-issued identification cards.[5]

Yang Rohr also sponsored the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act, which provides that a person experiencing an overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substance or a controlled substance analog if the evidence for the possession charge was acquired as a result of the person seeking or obtaining emergency medical assistance.[6]

Caucus memberships

Yang Rohr is a member of the Women's Caucus and the Asian Caucus within the Illinois House of Representatives.

Personal life

She lives in Naperville, Illinois. She is married and is a mother to three children.

References
  1. "STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: State House District 41 (Illinois)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. CST Editorial Board (September 7, 2020). "Janet Yang Rohr, Illinois House 41st District Democratic nominee profile". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. "Election Results 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. "Il House Bill 1778 Status".
  6. "Il House Bill 3445 Status".
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