Carol Ammons

Carol Ammons is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 103rd district since January 2015. She is the first African American woman to serve in the seat, and the first from Champaign County to be elected beyond the County Board level.

Carol Ammons worked as a community organizer in the Urbana-Champaign, Illinois community. She served five years on the Champaign County Board and later the Urbana City Council. Following her election to the Illinois House of Representatives, the Urbana City Council appointed her husband Aaron Ammons to fill her vacated seat.

Ammons' victory in the Illinois 2014 Primary Election for the Illinois House of Representative's 103rd District was widely considered an upset. Her opponent, Sam Rosenberg, received the endorsement of retiring State Representative Naomi Jakobsson and the financial support of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan whose political committees donated $60,422 to the Rosenberg campaign. Ammons' itemized campaign contributions amounted to $16,000 compared to Rosenberg's $185,000.

Representative Ammons district serves primarily the Champaign-Urbana community, which includes the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus. She is an active member of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.

Committees

Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education Appropriations
Committee on Community College Accessibility & Affordability
Committee on the Environment
Committee on Higher Education
Committee on Human Services
Committee on Special Needs Services
Committee on Personnel & Pensions
Committee on Small Business Empowerment Workforce Development

Subcommittee on Public Benefits