Mary Edly-Allen

Mary Edly-Allen is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st district since 2023. She previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 51st district from 2019 to 2021.

Mary Edly-Allen
Edly-Allen in 2025
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 31st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11)
Preceded by	Melinda Bush
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 51st district
In office January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) – January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)
Preceded by	Helene Walsh
Succeeded by	Chris Bos
Personal details
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Profession	Educator, politician

Career

A teacher from Libertyville, Edly-Allen was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2018, defeating appointed Republican incumbent Helene Walsh.^[1] She served one term before losing reelection in 2020 to Republican Chris Bos.^[2]

In 2022, she ran for the Illinois Senate and won the election for the 31st district, succeeding Melinda Bush.^[3]

Electoral history

Illinois 31st State Senate District General Election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Edly-Allen	55,678	51.2
	Republican	Adam Solano	53,105	48.8
Total votes			108,783	100.0

Illinois 51st State House District General Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Bos	33,697	50.87
	Democratic	Mary Edly-Allen (incumbent)	32,548	49.13
Total votes			66,245	100.0

Illinois 51st State House District General Election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Edly-Allen	25,950	50.36
	Republican	Helene Walsh (incumbent)	25,576	49.64
Total votes			51,526	100.0