Laura Fine

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Illinois District 9

Illinois State Senate District 9

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor:Daniel K. Biss (D)

Prior offices:

Illinois House of Representatives District 17

Years in office: 2013 - 2019

Successor:Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$89,250/year

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 17, 2026

Education

High school

Glenbrook South High School, 1985

Bachelor's

Indiana University, 1989

Graduate

Northeastern Illinois University, 1999

Personal

Profession

Clerk of Northfield Township

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Laura Fine (Democratic Party) is a member of theIllinois State Senate, representingDistrict 9. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Fine (Democratic Party) is running for election to theU.S. House to representIllinois' 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled onMarch 17, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Laura Fine received her B.A. in telecommunications from Indiana University, and she went on to receive her M.A. in political science from Northeastern Illinois University. She is also a graduate of the Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership and the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development. Her professional experience includes being an instructor at Northeastern Illinois University and the Northfield Township Clerk. As of November 2019, Fine is an Edgar Fellow, Henry Toll Fellow, a member of the Emerging Adult Justice Learning Community, the Kiwanis Club of Glenview-Northbrook, the Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise, and the Glenview League of Women Voters.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Fine was assigned to the following committees:

• Behavioral and Mental Health,Chair
• Environment and Conservation Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee,Vice-Chair
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Public Health Committee

2023-2024

Fine was assigned to the following committees:

• Behavioral and Mental Health,Chair
• Environment and Conservation Committee
• Behavioral and Mental Health
• Public Health Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee

2021-2022

Fine was assigned to the following committees:

• Behavioral and Mental Health,Chair
• Environment and Conservation Committee
• Public Health Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee

2019-2020

Fine was assigned to the following committees:

• Appropriations II Committee
• Committee of the Whole
• Environment and Conservation Committee
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee,Vice Chair
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Local Government Committee
• Public Health Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fine served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fine served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Delila Barrera is running in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Delila Barrera (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kat Abughazaleh
		Bushra Amiwala
		Phil Andrew
	Submit photo	Natalie Angelo
		Daniel K. Biss
	Submit photo	Patricia Brown
		Jeff Cohen
		Laura Fine
		Justin Ford
	Submit photo	Mark Fredrickson
		Hoan Huynh
		Bethany Johnson
	Submit photo	Bruce Leon
		Sam Polan
		Nick Pyati
		Howard Rosenblum
		Mike Simmons

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Miracle Jenkins (D)
• Jill Manrique (D)
• David Abrevaya (D)
• Tamika La'Shon Hill (D)
• Jan Schakowsky (D)
• Lauren Million (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Rocio Cleveland,John Elleson,Paul Friedman, andMark Su are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Rocio Cleveland
		John Elleson
	Submit photo	Paul Friedman
		Mark Su

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 9

IncumbentLaura Fine defeatedPaul Kelly in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Fine (D)	76.4	62,103
	Submit photo	Paul Kelly (R)	23.6	19,143

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,246
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 9

IncumbentLaura Fine advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 9 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Fine	100.0	25,126

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2018

See also:Illinois State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 9

Laura Fine defeatedJoan McCarthy Lasonde in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Fine (D)	71.8	73,710
		Joan McCarthy Lasonde (R)	28.2	28,889

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 9

Laura Fine advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 9 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Fine	100.0	38,378

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 9

Joan McCarthy Lasonde advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 9 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joan McCarthy Lasonde	100.0	8,643

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2016

See also:Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theIllinois House of Representatives were held in2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.^[2]

IncumbentLaura Fine ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 17 general election.^[3][4]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 17 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Laura FineIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:Illinois State Board of Elections

IncumbentLaura Fine ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 17 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Laura FineIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theIllinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. IncumbentLaura Fine ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileKathleen Myalls ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Fine then defeated Myalls in the general election.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Illinois House of Representatives District 17, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Laura FineIncumbent	58.4%	21,809
	Republican	Kathleen Myalls	41.6%	15,534
Total Votes				37,343

2012

See also:Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

Fine won election in the2012 election forIllinois House of Representatives District 17. Fine was unopposed in the March 20 Democratic primary and defeatedKyle Frank (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[11][12][13]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 17, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Laura FineIncumbent	65.8%	32,876
	Republican	Kyle Frank	34.2%	17,088
Total Votes				49,964

Campaign finance summary

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Campaign themes

2022

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2014

Fine's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[14]

Fighting for Jobs and Economic Development

• Excerpt: "Laura Fine will work to promote our region as a great place to do business and raise a family. She supports the development of renewable energy like solar and wind to help lessen our dependence on foreign oil, reduce asthma-causing air pollution and jumpstart the Illinois economy with new, green jobs."

Making Legislators Take a Pay Cut

• Excerpt: "Helping to get Illinois back on the right track requires doing the right thing. At a time of economic challenges, Laura Fine will not only make state legislators take a pay cut, she’ll make it harder for them to raise their pay in the future."

Demanding Budget Accountability

• Excerpt: "To rein in state spending and make government pay its bills, Laura Fine will work to reform the way Illinois’ budget is crafted and help cut waste and inefficiencies, forcing government to protect vital services and spend taxpayer dollars with clear benchmarks and accountability."

Preventing Unfair Property Tax Increases

• Excerpt: "Laura Fine knows that homeowners shouldn’t pay higher property taxes when home values are falling. That’s why she will work to provide relief by pushing for a new law to freeze property taxes when home values decline."

2012

Fine's campaign website listed the following issues:^[15]

• Fighting for Jobs and Economic Development

Excerpt: "Putting people back to work means creating an environment that fosters job creation for Illinois residents."

• Protecting our Children

Excerpt: "As a mother and teacher, Fine knows we must protect our children from dangerous sexual predators."

• Demanding Budget Accountability

Excerpt: "State budgets full of inefficient spending shortchange taxpayers and the children, seniors and vulnerable citizens who depend on state services."

Scorecards

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2015

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2013

Personal

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Fine and her husband, Michael, have two sons.^[18]

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