Kam Buckner
Kam Buckner | |
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Buckner in 2022 | |
| Speaker pro tempore of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kambium Elijah Buckner May 12, 1985 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) DePaul University (JD) |
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| College football career | |
| No. 59 | |
| Position | Offensive tackle Defensive line |
| Class | 2007 |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Illinois Fighting Illini (2003–2007) |
| High school | Morgan Park (Chicago, Illinois) |
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Kambium Elijah "Kam" Buckner (born May 12, 1985) is an American politician and attorney who serves as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 26th district. The district, located entirely in Chicago, includes neighborhoods such as Bronzeville, Downtown, Gold Coast, and Hyde Park, among others. Buckner is the past chair of the Illinois House Black Caucus and Assistant Majority Leader for the House Democratic Caucus. He currently serves as Speaker Pro Tempore and budgeteer. In college, he played football for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team as an offensive tackle and defensive lineman.
He was a candidate in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election, but lost in the first round.