Illinois State House Representatives
Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Severin: Democrats 'put pork projects ahead of good public policy'
Representative Dave Severin added his opposition to the upcoming budget for the 2023 Fiscal Year.
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Severin: 'The next three weeks will be jam-packed full of legislative action'
Representative Dave Severin is calling for weeks focused on legislative action for his state.
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Windhorst on gas, other taxes: Lack of action by Democrats 'inexcusable'
Representative Patrick Windhorst and other Illinois Republicans turn their focus to their state’s gas tax.
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Windhorst seeking how success of Restore, Reinvest, Renew grant program is measured
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) used a recent House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force hearing to question recipients of the state’s new Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) grants about how success for the program will be measured.
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Windhorst: 'Middle-class families, hard-working people are being squeezed at the gas pump'
Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) joined Republican House members at a news conference March 16 to address spiking gas prices.
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Severin resolution honors trooper 'as a measure of our respect and admiration for Trooper Dunbar’s sacrifice'
Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) took to the House floor recently to present a resolution to honor a fallen state trooper.
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Windhorst higlights a busy week in session
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is looking to make the most out of what’s shaping up to be one of the shortest legislative sessions in the history of the General Assembly.
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Jacobs: 'We need to repeal the SAFE-T Act in its entirety, not nibble around the edges'
State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) says the SAFE-T Act has been disastrous for Illinois and he wants it repealed.
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Windhorst: 'Let's make Illinois a safer place to live, work and raise a family once again'
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is urging the legislature to repeal the SAFE-T Act, which he claims has caused an increase in crime in Illinois.
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Severin: 'Just because we legislate something doesn’t mean that it’s going to fix a problem'
State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) says lawmakers from both sides of the aisle must work together to curb the state’s rising crime numbers.
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Windhorst announces decline in trailer license plate sticker renewal fees
Veteran state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is proudly touting new legislation that reduces trailer license plate sticker renewal fees by well over half.“For the last two years, thousands of Illinois motorists were forced to pay a significantly higher amount to renew their trailer license plate sticker,” Windhorst said in a post to Facebook.
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Jacobs: 'Smollett needs to face some tough consequences for what he did'
State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) wants people who report false crimes to pay compensation to prevent a repeat of the staged hate crimes case involving former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett.
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Severin announces re-election bid
State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) has announced his re-election bid.
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Severin keeping deer hunters posted
State Rep. Dave Severin recently reposted an Illinois Department of Natural Resources update post to his Facebook page.
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Jacobs praises union for Thanksgiving meals, blasts Pritzker for spending, COVID mandates
Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) recently praised Labor Union 773 for doubling its delivery of donated turkeys for Thanksgiving meals to the needy.
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Jacobs: Democratic lawmakers, Pritzker 'decided to go on a spending spree'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently announced that funding has been made available to increase wages for eligible in-home care providers.
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Bryant: 'This bridge is a safety hazard to Illinois motorists'
One mile south of Waltonville sits an aged and abandoned railroad crossing that minecarts once used over 30 years ago to transport coal.
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Windhorst fights for ethics reform: 'We don't need legislators using undue influence on our local officials'
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) hopes the Reimagine Illinois campaign will address the plethora of ethics issues that have long plagued the Illinois statehouse.
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Butler in Carbondale urges 'fair and non-partisan' redistricting process
Veteran state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) wants to see the map redistricting process done fairly.
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Bourne pushing for 'fair representation for all residents of Illinois'
Being a member of the House Redistricting Committee, state Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) has attended several redistricting hearings and would always ask witnesses if their community is fairly represented.