Kam Buckner's Biography
- State House (IL) - District 26, Democratic Assistant Majority Leader
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 26
Contact Information
4511 South Calumet Avenue
Chicago, IL 60653
Office
252-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
449 East 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
Full Name:
Kambium 'Kam' Buckner
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Bernardette; 1 Child: Kas
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Chicago, IL, IL
BA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
JD, DePaul University College of Law
Assistant Majority Leader, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 26, 2019-present
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 26, 2024
Member, Adoption and Child Welfare Committee
Vice Chair, Appropriations for General Services
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee
Member, Judiciary- Civil Subcommittee on Commercial and Property
Member, Judiciary- Criminal Subcommittee on Criminal Administration and Enforcement
Member, Judiciary- Criminal Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice & System-Involved Youth
Member, Judiciary-Civil Committee
Member, Judiciary-Criminal Committee
Member, Revenue and Finance Committee
Member, Revenue and Finance Subcommittee on Sales, Amusement, and Other Taxes
Former Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Child Care Accessibility and Early Childhood Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary- Criminal Subcommittee on Firearms and Firearm Safety, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation on Vehicles and Safety, Illinois State House of Representatives
Member, Executive Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Member, Judiciary - Civil Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Member, Judiciary - Criminal Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Vice Chairperson, Tourism Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Outfront Media, present
Former Manager of Neighborhood and Government Relations, Chicago Cubs
Former Aide, Office of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Former Aide, Office of United States Senator Richard J. Durbin
Former Executive Director, World Sport Chicago
Member, Board, Getting Grown Collective, present
Member, Economic Club of Chicago, present
Board Member, South Side YMCA, present
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Chicago State University