b'FEATUREBridge Builder Award WinnersIllinois Chamber Presents the Bridge Builder Award to House Recipient, REPRESENTATIVE EVA-DINA DELGADOThe Illinois Chamber of Commerce congratulates Representative Eva-Dina Delgado for receiving our Bridge Builder Award. The Bridge Builder is our newest award which recognizes bipartisanship and collaboration in the General Assembly. Rep. Delgado has served in the General Assembly since 2019 where she is Representative Eva-Dina Delgado the Chair of the Immigration & Human Rights Committee and serves as Vice-3rd District - Chicago, IL Chair of the Public Utilities Committee. Before serving in the state legislature, she held the position of the first Latina Vice President of Government and Community Relations at the City of Chicago and the Chicago Transit Authority I am honored to receive(CTA), where she advocated for local, state, and federal community needs. Rep. the Illinois ChamberDelgado received her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law and Bridge Builder Award.serves on numerous community boards. This recognitionThe Chambers new Bridge Builder Award seeks to highlight legislators that are pro-Growth, pro-Business, and pro-Illinois regardless of political party. underscores the powerThe leaders we have selected to highlight share our Chamber values of integrity, of bipartisanship andcollaboration, leadership, transparency, and accountability, said Lou Sandoval, collaboration, saidPresident & CEO- Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Rep. Delgado is an Representative Eva-Dinaembodiment of the collaboration needed to pragmatically move policy forward for all Illinois businesses. We are happy to present her with this award for the Delgado. I am dedicatedwork she has done this past session and her commitment to carry forward in to continuing my work tothe next general assembly.build up our communities, I want to offer a hearty congratulations to Rep. Delgado a proven ensuring that everychange maker and someone who never shies away from hard work, said House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch. Rep. Delgado has built a sterling resident of Illinois has thereputation as a no-nonsense leader who will work with anyone, regardless of opportunity to thrive andpolitical affiliation, who is serious about solutions and progress for Illinoisans. succeed. Together, we willHer commitment to collaboration has delivered major policy wins celebrated build a stronger Illinois,in all corners of the state, and her ability to understand complex issues and ensuring that our policiestheir impact on communities has made her an integral part of our JCAR (Joint Committee on Administrative Rules) oversight committee. Rep. Delgado is the uplift every communityepitome of a bridge builder; shes someone who understands the importance of and create a brighterbusinesses and their workers, she cares deeply about helping all communities future for all ourthrive, and shell work arm in arm with anyone who shares the same passion in residents. making Illinois a better place to call home. 18ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER'