Mattie Hunter

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Mattie Hunter

Member of the Illinois State Senate from the 3rd district
In office 2003 -

Born	June 1, 1954 (1954-06-01) (age 54) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	single
Religion	Baptist

Mattie Hunter is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 3rd district since 2003. She is the Senate secretary for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.

1 Early life
2 Public service
3 Senate career
4 External links

[edit] Early life

Hunter is a native of Chicago. She earned a degree in Government from Monmouth College and went on to get a Master’s degree in Sociology from Jackson State University. She is also a certified alcohol and drug counselor and prevention specialist.

[edit] Public service

From 1982-2000, Hunter served in numerous capacities with Human Resources Development Institute, Inc. (HRDI). She was the Managing Director of the Center for Health and Human Services located in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1994-96. She participated, coordinated and presented lectures at numerous health and human services conferences in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Zambia. Those conferences include Human Resources Development Institute/ South African Department of Health Workshop and the U.S. State Department Alcohol and Drug abuse taskforce.

[edit] Senate career

Hunter was appointed senator in 2003 to assume the seat vacated by Senator Margaret Smith.

As senator, Hunter has sponsored legislation to ban the sale, distribution, and manufacture of mercury fever thermometer and encouraging the creation of family friendly workshops. She also pushed for legislation that would fund a study to determine the best methods to treat obesity. To honor Illinois native, Jane Addams, Hunter helped pass a bill to designate December 10th as Jane Addams Day.

Hunter is Vice Chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, she also serves on the Senate Local Government and Senate Government Committees.