Sharon Chung

Sharon Chung
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 91st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2023
Preceded byMark Luft
Personal details
PartyDemocratic

Sharon Chung is an American professional musician and politician serving as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 91st district. Elected in 2022, she was the first Korean American elected to the Illinois General Assembly.

Career

Chung worked as a professional violinist before being elected to the McLean County Board in 2018, where she was the first Asian American to serve.

She was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in the 2022 election, becoming the first Korean American elected to the Illinois General Assembly. She ran for re-election in 2024. Chung won re-election in the general election.

She endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.

Personal life

Chung is the daughter of Korean immigrants and a mother of two daughters.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rittman, Breanna (May 20, 2025). "Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Sharon Chung is a musician turned politician". Centralillinoisproud.com. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ Denham, Ryan; Nardi, Sarah (May 23, 2022). "Two Bloomington women are vying for Democratic nomination in 91st House District". WGLT.
  3. ↑ "State Rep. Sharon Chung to run again in 91st House District". NPR Illinois. September 14, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sharon Chung defeats Desi Anderson; fellow incumbents win in Illinois House". NPR Illinois. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Illinois Democrats moving fast to unify around Harris as new nominee". WGLT. July 22, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.