Representative Joyce Mason

Joyce Mason is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 61st district. The 61st district, located in northern Lake County, includes all or parts of Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Beach Park, Old Mill Creek, Gurnee and Antioch. Mason defeated Republican incumbent Sheri Jesiel in the 2018 general election.

Mason, a resident of Gurnee, was Vice President of the Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 Board of Education at the time of her election to the Illinois House of Representatives. She is a human resources consultant with a master of business administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management and a bachelor of arts in communications from University of Illinois at Chicago.

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Mason is a member of the following Illinois House committees: Agriculture & Conservation Committee (HAGC), Appropriations - Higher Education Committee (HAPI), Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM), Energy & Environment Committee (HENG), Prescription Drug Affordability Committee (HPDA), and Tourism Committee (SHTO).

In addition to her legislative duties, Mason is a full-time legislator and a former vice president of the Gurnee-based Woodland Community School District 50 Board of Education. She is also a human resources consultant, SHRM-SCP and SPHR certified. She holds a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of Management. She is a board member of A Safe Place Lake County Crisis Center and El Puente Latino. She has two children.