Advisory Board – Justin Slaughter

Justin Slaughter is the Illinois State Representative of the 27th District. Justin serves on multiple committees in the Illinois House: Chair of the  Illinois Black Caucus, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair of the House Appropriations: Pensions and Personnel Committee, House Public Utilities Committee, and the House Revenue and Finance Committee.  

Justin served as the District Director for then Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (13 District). In this capacity, Mr. Slaughter was instrumental in connecting constituents to vital government resources, as well as, developing public policy initiatives impacting statewide criminal justice disparities. Following this endeavor, Justin was a Policy Advisor for Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn.

Justin spearheaded statewide initiatives in the areas of criminal justice reform, juvenile justice, social services, and minority economic development. After leaving Governor Quinn’s office, Justin became the Deputy Director of Programs for the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ). In this role, Justin implemented and oversaw all services and programs within IDJJ’s Youth Centers and assisted IDJJ in pioneering its first youth-focused aftercare initiative.

Justin continued his experience as the District Director for Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore (4th District), as well as, working in the administration of Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle; first as a Special Assistant in the Bureau of Administration and then as a Legislative Coordinator for the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners.

Representative Slaughter has a Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University.