Yehiel Mark Kalish
Yehiel Mark Kalish is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 16th district. The 16th district, located in the Chicagoland area, consists of the West Ridge neighborhood in the City of Chicago and parts of the nearby suburbs of Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood and Skokie. He was appointed to succeed Lou Lang who resigned earlier in January. Kalish is an ordained Orthodox rabbi. He earned a bachelor of arts from Hebrew Theological College and a master of public administration from Walden University.
He is the only rabbi to serve in the Illinois state legislator. He is a cantor for Congregation Shaarei Tzedek Mishkan Yair in Chicago. He is the brother of Dafna Michaelson Jenet, member of the Colorado House of Representative in Denver.
