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District office:
10330 West Roosevelt Rd
Suite 308
Westchester, IL 60154
(708) 343-7444 PHONE / (708) 343-7400 FAX
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Senator 4th District
323B Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8505 PHONE / (217) 558-2068 FAX
Sincerely,
Senator Kimberly A. Lightford
Assistant Majority Leader
4th Senate District
Caucus endorses ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
SPRINGFIELD –The Equal Rights Amendment is the first measure to earn the backing of the Senate Women’s Caucus, members of the bipartisan group announced today.
“The Senate Women’s Caucus came together to empower and amplify the voices of women throughout our state,” Assistant Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford, a Maywood Democrat and co-chair of the caucus, said. “It is fitting that the first piece of legislation endorsed by the caucus is the Equal Rights Amendment, which protects women’s constitutional rights and is one of the many women’s issues that is long overdue.”
SJRCA 4, the Equal Rights Amendment proposes to ratify the ERA to the U.S. Constitution and solidify equality for women. Women do not currently have guaranteed equal rights under the federal Constitution.
