At the heart of IVCA’s mission is our commitment to advocacy on behalf of Illinois’ venture capital and private equity community. One of the most impactful benefits of your membership is the opportunity to engage directly with state legislators through our IVCA-PAC LegislatorConnection Series.
These intimate luncheons offer a unique forum not only to share how policy decisions affect your firm, but also to hear directly from lawmakers about the issues shaping their legislative agendas and the future of Illinois. It’s a two-way dialogue that strengthens our collective voice and deepens our understanding of the state’s direction.
Join us on Monday, June 30, 2025!
12:00 noon 1:15pm
Gibsons Italia, 233 N Canal, Chicago
- IL State Rep Dan Didech (D-59)
- IL State Rep Janet Yang Rohr (D-41)
- IL State Rep Tracy Katz Muhl (D-57)
Please contact Kathy Pyne directly at kpyne@illinoisvc.org to attend!
Biographies:
IL State Representative Dan Didech (D)
- District: Dan Didech has represented the Illinois 59th House District since Jan 2019. The district includes parts or all of Vernon Hills, Prairie View, Buffalo Grove, Indian Creek, Lincolnshire, Mundelein, Riverwoods and Wheeling.
- Background and Education: Raised in Buffalo Grove, Dan graduated from Stevenson High School, then earned his B.A. from Roosevelt University and J.D. from Valparaiso University. During law school, Daniel worked at Jewish Child and Family Services. From 2017-2019, Daniel served as the elected Supervisor of Vernon Township. In addition to serving as Representative for District 59, Daniel works as a local government attorney. He and his wife live in Buffalo Grove with their two children.
- Committee assignments: Illinois House Gaming Committee (Chair); Ethics and Elections; Financial Institutions and Licensing; Judiciary–Civil, and Personnel and Pensions; Commercial and Property Subcommittee (Sub Chair). Previously served on Energy and Environment Committee (Vice Chair); Counties and Townships and State Government Administration; Commercial Law, Family Law, and Consolidation and Tax Subcommittees; Government Process Subcommittee (Sub-CoChair).
Illinois State Representative Tracy Katz Muhl (D)
- District: Tracy Katz Muhl has been representing the Illinois 57th House District since January 2024, being first appointed to fill the seat of resigning Jonathan Carroll. She went on to defeat Daniel Behr in the general election on November 2024. The IL 57th district consists of parts of Cook and Lake Counties with parts of Glencoe, Northfield, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Glenview, Mount Prospect, Northbrook, Northfield, Winnetka, Wheeling, Deerfield, Prospect Heights, Riverwoods and Buffalo Grove.
- Background and Education: Tracy Katz Muhl holds a BSFS from Georgetown University and a law degree from the University of Chicago, practices litigation and trademark law on behalf of large and small clients around the globe, has been twice elected Democratic Committeeperson of Northfield Township, and recently completed eight years as a District 28 School Board member and President. Tracy is an active member and past regional legislative leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and a past board member and volunteer for Links/Angles reproductive health clinic and LGBTQ+ youth support group, now a program of Youth Services of Glenview-Northbrook. Tracy is a wife and mother to two.
- Committee Assignments: Agriculture and Conservation; Cities and Villages; Counties and Townships; Insurance; Transportation: Vehicles and Safety.
Illinois State Representative Janet Yang Rohr (D)
- District: Janet Yang Rohr has represented the Illinois 41st House District since January 2021. The district includes portions of Naperville, Bolingbrook, and Warrenville, spanning DuPage and Will counties.
- Background and Education: Bachelor of Arts in English and Economics, Northwestern University; Master of Business Administration in Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; head of Managed Investment Data at investment and research firm, Morningstar in Chicago; Naperville District 203 School Board member, 2017-2021; longtime Naperville community member; married to Dan, mother of three.
- Committee Assignments: Appropriations-Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education: Administration., License and Charter; Education Policy; Personnel and Pensions (Chairperson); Small Business, Tech Innovation.
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