Congresswoman Robin Kelly is honored to represent the citizens of Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District. Since her election in 2013, she has worked to expand economic opportunity and promote public safety, sponsoring numerous bills to generate job growth and end gun violence.
As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kelly serves on key committees, including the Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
She also serves on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the main investigative body of the House, which oversees federal government operations and works to reduce waste, fraud and abuse. In addition, she serves as ranking member on the Subcommittee on Information Technology and serves on the Subcommittee on National Security, working to protect our nation’s cyber security and defend our borders.
Representative Kelly is a member of seven House Caucuses, including the Congressional Black Caucus, the Women’s Caucus and the General Aviation Caucus. She currently chairs the CBC’s Healthcare Braintrust, which works to address health disparities and improve health outcomes for all Americans. A particular area of focus for the Congresswoman as Health Braintrust Chair is dental care as she strives to increase oral health care opportunities for children, senior citizens and residents of underserved communities.