| 词条 | Mary E. Flowers |
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| name=Mary E. Flowers | image name= FlowersHeadshot.jpg | state_house=Illinois | state=Illinois | district=31st | term_start=1985 | term_end= | preceded=James C. Taylor[1] | succeeded= | birth_date={{birth date and age|1951|07|31}} | birth_place=Inverness, Mississippi | death_date= | death_place= | spouse=Daniel Coutee | profession= | religion= | party=Democratic |}} Mary E. Flowers (born July 31, 1951) is an American politician Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 31st district since 1985. Early life and educationFlowers was born on July 31, 1951, in Inverness, Mississippi. Her family moved to Chicago when she was a child. She attended local schools in Chicago, Kennedy King Community College and the University of Illinois-Chicago Circle.[2] Personal lifeFlowers is married to Daniel Coutee and they have one daughter, Makeda. Political careerMary Flowers was first elected to the 84th General Assembly as a Democrat from the 31st district in 1985. She is currently serving her 16th (2 year) term in the Illinois House of Representatives of the 100th General Assembly. She will seek re-election to a 17th term in 2018.[3] Legislative careerRepresentative Flowers' primary legislative focus has been on health and child welfare matters. She has been the Principal Sponsor of legislation related to Medical Patients Rights, Medical Managed Care Reform, Health Insurance Reforms, Hospital and Nursing Home Staffing Standards, Licensure of Lay Midwives, Adverse Health Event Reporting, Health Facility Regulatory Reform, Medical and Dental Practice reforms, and Public Health/Communicable Disease Control. She has also been the primary sponsor of legislation regarding Welfare Reform, Elementary & Secondary School Reforms, and Juvenile Justice Reforms. Over the course of 16 General Assemblies Representative Flowers has served on several different committees covering an extraordinary range of topics and issues in the House of Representatives. Below is a listing of her committee assignments.[4][5]
Representative Flowers was the Primary Sponsor of many bills that became law, including but not limited to the following list of major accomplishments.[6][7]
She was also the primary sponsor of HB 2942 (PA 85-1313) a law that established March 4 as a commemorative holiday for Chicago School District 299 to be known as Mayors' Day, when past chief executive officers of Chicago are honored, particularly Richard J. Daley and Harold Washington. Representative Flowers supports "Single Payer" Universal Health Care, and has repeatedly filed related legislation and conducted public hearings to promote such reforms throughout her legislative career – House Bill 311, The Illinois Universal Health Care Act – of the 97th General Assembly is the primary model. She has also devoted much of her energy toward the safety of children in substitute care within the child welfare system regulated and administered by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, an agency and system that has experienced repeated tragedies and the subject of continuous judicial oversight.[8][9] She received many awards for distinguished services, including 1993 "Legislator of the Year" award from Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association, which is now the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health Care.[10] References1. ^{{cite book|editor-last=Edgar|editor-first=Jim|chapter=Biographical Sketch of James C. Taylor|page=75|title=Illinois Blue Book 1983-1984|year=1984|publisher=Illinois Secretary of State|location=Springfield, Illinois|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/39857}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=1831|title=Representative Mary E. Flowers (D)|work=Illinois General Assembly|accessdate=27 November 2014}} 3. ^Illinois Legislative Information System of Illinois General Assembly 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/|title=Illinois General Assembly Home Page|website=www.ilga.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-11-06}} 5. ^Illinois Legislative Research Unit - provided a printed Committee List - not available online. 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/|title=Illinois General Assembly Home Page|website=www.ilga.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-11-06}} 7. ^Illinois Legislative Synopsis and Digest, University Library, University of Illinois http://libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu/ILHarvest/ILLegislative/ 8. ^"Illinois lawmakers seek DCFS data about the caseloads of child welfare investigators", By Gary Marx and David Jackson, Chicago Tribune, September 25, 2017 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-dcfs-lawmakers-caseloads-met-20170926-story.html 9. ^"Troubled DCFS outlines major overhaul, but budget crisis could hurt plans", By Duaa Eldeib, Chicago Tribune, April 24, 2016 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/rtc/ct-dcfs-reform-plan-met-20160403-story.html 10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilabh.org/|title=Illinois Association for Behavioral Health - Springfield, Illinois {{!}} IABH|website=www.ilabh.org|access-date=2017-11-06}} External links
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