Mattie Hunter

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Hunter earned a bachelor's degree from Monmouth University and a master's degree from Jackson State University. Her professional experience includes owning a small business and working as the director of the Chicago Housing Authority. Hunter is also a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and prevention specialist in Illinois and Indiana.[1][2]

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Hunter's campaign website listed the following issues:[12][13]

Health & Human Services

Excerpt: "In an effort to fight obesity and other health issues, Chicago Democrat, State Senator Mattie Hunter has filed a plan to tax sugary drinks. Sen. Mattie Hunter, Vice-Chair of the Senate Public Health Committee, filed a proposal on Valentine’s Day to add a penny-per-ounce tax to sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax is a part of the legislator’s push to decrease cases of obesity in the state."

Social Justice

Excerpt: "State Senator Mattie Hunter, a Chicago Democrat and longtime child welfare advocate, wants changes. 'People say these children are slipping through the cracks. That trivializes their lives and their deaths. When children ‘slip through the cracks’ at [the Department of Children and Family Services] they end up dead. If our state isn’t able to protect its children, what good is it?' said Hunter, who, during a recent special Senate committee hearing, told DCFS’s top brass that they should all resign."