Born and raised in Will County.
Jennifer has dedicated her life to education advocacy and public service.
Born and raised in Will County around her family’s small business, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant has dedicated her life to education advocacy and public service. Jennifer began her career teaching high school students, before becoming a school principal. During that time, Jennifer also taught classes to aspiring teachers at Joliet Junior College.
Jennifer first entered public service in 2006 after being elected as Regional Superintendent of Schools in Will County. As Regional Superintendent, Jennifer opened up Lincoln School, a program for at-risk students and advocated for quality professional development opportunities for teachers.
In the State Senate, Jennifer has continued her advocacy for public education. She was an important architect in reforming Illinois’ broken education funding system, investing hundreds of millions of new dollars to schools annually and was instrumental in passing legislation aimed at addressing our teacher shortage.
Ready to bring a no-nonsense, bipartisan style to the Will County Executive’s Office.
New growth and development for Will County.
Throughout her legislative career, she has served as Vice Chair for the Committee on Labor, a member of the Transportation, Local Government, Pensions and Licensed Activities committees and currently chairs the Senate Education Committee. Jennifer has also been a key member of the Senate Appropriations committee, where she addressed agencies on state-wide budgets. She played a significant role in shepherding numerous pieces of legislation working on public health and safety, business reforms, protection of seniors and expanding services for veterans.
Jennifer is ready to bring her no-nonsense, bipartisan style to the Will County Executive’s Office to help move the region into the next phase of growth and development.
Jennifer is proud to have received recognition from various organizations, including the Joliet-area and Plainfield Chambers of Commerce, Joliet Catholic Academy, Illinois Farm Bureau, Lambda State of Delta Gamma Kappa, and South Suburban Parks and Recreation during her time in office.