Joyce Mason is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 61st district, representing an area in northern Lake County that includes all or parts of Zion, Winthrop Harbor, Beach Park, Old Mill Creek, Gurnee, and Antioch. She took office January 9, 2019, after defeating Republican incumbent Sheri Jesiel in the 2018 general election. A resident of Gurnee, she previously served as Vice President of the Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 Board of Education.…