Toi Hutchinson | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 40th district |
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Assumed office January 5, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Debbie Halvorson |
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Born | May 20, 1973 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Paul Hutchinson |
Children | 3 Children |
Residence | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
Alma mater |
University of Illinois (B.A.) Northern Illinois University (J.D.) |
Toi Hutchinson (born May 20, 1973) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 40th District. She was appointed in January 2009 to complete the rest of Debbie Halvorson's term (following Halvorson's 2008 election to the United States House of Representatives. The 40th district includes all or parts of Bradley, Bourbonnais, Chicago Heights, Flossmoor, Homewood, Hopkins Park, Kankakee, Olympia Fields, Peotone and University Park. Prior to her service in the Illinois Senate, Hutchinson was City Clerk for the Village of Olympia Fields, Illinois.
At nine years old Hutchinson moved to Country Club Hills, Illinois, where she was raised by her mother and maternal grandparents. She attended Infant Jesus of Prague elementary school in Flossmoor, and Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields. At the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English and minoring in Psychology. Hutchinson returned to her old high school as an English teacher. She is married to Paul Hutchinson, a Senior Systems Engineer; they reside in Olympia Fields with their three children. She graduated from Northern Illinois University's College of Law in 2014.