Annazette Collins

Infobox State Representative


name=Annazette Collins


state_house=Illinois
state=Illinois
district=10th
term=1999 -
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
date of birth=birth date and age|1962|04|28
place of birth=Chicago, Illinois
breast size = HUGE!!!
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=Keith Langston
profession=
religion=Baptist
party=Democratic|

Annazette Collins is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 10th District since 1999.

Early life

Collins earned her undergraduate degree in sociology and her master’s in Criminal Justice from Chicago State University.

Public Service

Prior to her election as state representative, Collins held various positions in social services and criminal justice agencies. Collins worked as an Administrator of the Chicago Board of Education, a Public Service Administrator for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Cook County Social Services, Probation Department, and a Correctional Officer with the Bureau of Prisons.

State Representative

Collins lists her legislative priorities as improving education, expanding access to quality health care, raising the age of majority for juveniles and reforming juvenile justice system.

Ms. Collins co-sponsored FamilyCare, which allows working parents of KidCare-eligible children, to have access to state subsidized heath care. Collins worked on legislation to allow patients to sue HMO’s for harmful and delayed medical procedures.

Collins worked to move children out of state custody into family environments whenever possible. She was the chief sponsor of adoption reform legislation allowing godparents and second cousins to adopt children in the custody of DCFS.

Controversy

In July 2008, the Illinois State Board of Elections fined Collins' campaign committee $20,000 and ordered her to issue an apology for filing political finance reports from 2005-2007 that reflected the raising, but not spending, of campaign money. The board's orders stemmed from a complaint filed by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform indicating a lack of contributions or expenditures on her state-mandated campaign disclosure. Collins' campaign committee has corrected 18 of its previously filed reports after the complaint was filed. [cite web | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-lawmaker-election-finejul29,0,48737.story | title="State fines state Rep. Annazette Collins' campaign panel $20,000" | publisher=Chicago Tribune | date=2008-07-29 | accessdate=2008-07-29]

Personal life

Representative Collins is married to Keith Langston and they have two daughters, Angelique Nicole and Taylor Kourtnie.

References

External links

* [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=1143 Illinois General Assembly - Representative Annazette Collins (D) 10th District] official IL House website
** [http://www.ilga.gov/house/RepBills.asp?MemberID=1143 Bills] [http://www.ilga.gov/house/RepCommittees.asp?MemberID=1143 Committees]
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=33846 Project Vote Smart - Representative Annazette R. Collins (IL)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Annazette R Collins
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200614&c=417205 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200414&c=395834 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200214&c=18553 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200014&c=355239 2000] campaign contributions
* [http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/collinsa/ Illinois House Democrats - Annazette Collins] profile