About Melissa

Congresswoman Melissa Bean is serving her third term as U.S. Representative to Illinois’ Eighth Congressional District.  The Congresswoman was sworn into office on January 4, 2005.

Rep. Bean serves on the House Financial Services Committee, including the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions. She also serves on the House Committee on Small Business, including the Subcommittee on Tax and Finance, and the Subcommittee on Regulations and Healthcare. She is also a Vice Chairman of the New Democrat Coalition.

Rep. Bean brings her 20-plus year business and entrepreneurial background combined with a deep commitment to her community as a wife and mother, to her role in Congress, where she is working to increase access to affordable health insurance, provide meaningful tax relief, improve the climate for small businesses, and demand greater fiscal responsibility and accountability from Congress and the federal government.

Rep. Bean and her husband Alan have lived in Barrington for over 20 years with their daughters, Victoria and Michelle.