Jaime Andrade Jr.

Jaime Andrade
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 12, 2013
Preceded byDeb Mell
Personal details
Born (1972-10-07) October 7, 1972 (age 52)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKaren
EducationDePaul University (BS, MS)

Jaime M. Andrade Jr. is the State Representative for Illinois' 40th District. He has served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2013. During his tenure, he has prioritized legislation that keeps pace with technology, protects the environment, and improves community safety.[1] He won his first election in 2014, and was re-elected as a Democrat in 2016, 2018, and 2020. He acts in leadership as Assistant House Majority Leader.[2]

District

Andrade's current district is located on the northwest side of Chicago and includes Avondale, Irving Park, and Albany Park.[3] The legislative remap following the 2020 Census will incorporate parts of North Center, Roscoe Village, and West Lakeview into Andrade's district.[4]

Biography

A long-time community leader and resident of the Irving Park neighborhood, Andrade has been praised for his community clean up efforts, making headlines when local pigeons took issue with his push for funds to clean up the local Blue Line (CTA) station. From 1998 until his appointment to the General Assembly he was an assistant to former Chicago alderman Richard Mell; he was also a Legislative Assistant and Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms for the Chicago City Council.[5] As creator and former chair of the Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee, Andrade wrote the first-of-its-kind legislation regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Illinois. The Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act regulates Illinois employers’ use of AI in the interview and hiring process.

Tenure

Committee assignments

Andrade is the founder and former Chairperson of the Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee for the IL House of Representatives and is presently a member of the following committees and subcommittees:

  • Appropriations-General Services [6]
  • Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee [7]
  • Executive [8]
  • Financial Institutions [9]
  • Human Services [10]
  • Labor & Commerce.[11]
  • Public Benefits Subcommittee [12]
  • Small Business, Technology, and Innovation [13]
  • Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee [14]

Legislation

Andrade has focused on crafting pro-active legislation that keeps Illinois up-to-date with the latest technological advances, protects the environment, and bolsters Illinois' fiscal health. He passed the first of its kind law banning the manufacture and sale of personal care products containing harmful plastic microbeads,[15] a version of which was later signed into federal law by President Barack Obama.[16] In 2021, he carried the Automatic Renewal Contract Act [17] to make cancelling subscriptions easier for online consumers, which later became law. That same year, he also carried the Illinois Sick Leave Act for Aviation Workers in the House.[18] Taking effect in 2022, this allows more than 30,000 aviation workers in Illinois to use employer-provided sick leave to care for ill or injured loved ones.

Political positions

Andrade supports affordable child care, community safety initiatives, elected school boards, environmental protections, immigrant reform, a socially and fiscally responsible state budget, small business relief, and a $15 minimum wage. He has a 100% voting record with the Illinois Environmental Council [1].

Electoral history

For the 2020 primary election, Andrade has been endorsed by:

Illinois 40th State House District Democratic Primary, 2014[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (incumbent) 2,917 50.20
Democratic Nancy Schiavone 1,585 27.28
Democratic Aaron Goldstein 617 10.62
Democratic Wendy Jo Harmston 376 6.47
Democratic Mark Pasieka 303 5.21
Democratic Melanie "Mel" Ferrand 13 0.22
Total votes 5,811 100.0
Illinois 40th State House District General Election, 2014[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (incumbent) 14,861 100.0
Total votes 14,861 100.0

For the 2016 primary election, Andrade was endorsed by:

Illinois 40th State House District Democratic Primary, 2016[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (incumbent) 12,886 59.39
Democratic Harish I. Patel 8,812 40.61
Total votes 21,698 100.0
Illinois 40th State House District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (incumbent) 29,845 100.0
Total votes 29,845 100.0
Illinois 40th State House District General Election, 2018[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (incumbent) 27,755 99.98
Write-in votes William Cade 6 0.02
Total votes 27,761 100.0
Illinois 40th State House District Democratic Primary, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (incumbent) 11,687 65.02
Democratic Syamala Krishnamsetty 6,287 34.98
Total votes 17,974 100.0

References

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  2. ^ "Jaime Andrade".
  3. ^ Cox, Ted. "Deb Mell's Replacement Takes Pay Cut to Join General Assembly". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  4. ^ "SB927 House".
  5. ^ "JAIME M. ANDRADE, JR". LinkedIn. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - House Committee Members".
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  11. ^ "illinois legislative information system". IL General Assembly.
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  14. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - House Committee Members".
  15. ^ "New law bans microbeads in personal care products".
  16. ^ "H.R.1321 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015". 28 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3955".
  18. ^ "Press Release: Illinois Sick Leave Act of 2017 Extended to Aviation Workers – Transport Workers Union".
  19. ^ "Election Results 2014 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  20. ^ "Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  21. ^ a b c d "Progressive Aldermen, Unions Join Together to Endorse Andrade for State Representative". Lawndale News. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Endorsed Campaigns". Planned Parenthood Illinois Action. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  23. ^ "2016 Endorsements Announced". Citizen Action Illinois. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Our Candidates". 45th Ward Independent Democrats. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  25. ^ "Election Results 2016 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  26. ^ "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 23, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  27. ^ "Election Results 2020 General Primary". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2020-04-20.[permanent dead link‍]