Inside: 71st District students testify before House committees Lauryn Russell, a homeschool senior from Mercer County, and ROWVA High School junior Lucy Kuelper testified about legislation pending before committees in…

WOODHULL – State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) said he was disappointed with the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to shift distribution duties from a center in Milan to a location in…

SPRINGFIELD – Lauryn Russell, a homeschool senior from Mercer County, and ROWVA High School junior Lucy Kuelper testified about legislation pending before committees in the Illinois House of Representatives today….

Vietnam War Veterans Day pays tribute to the 2.7 million Americans who served in the Vietnam War. Thank you to all of the veterans of the Vietnam War for your…

Inside: Calls for ethics reform continue House Republicans presented another ethics reform proposal to a House committee recently. The bill, HB 4119, would ban politicians from using their campaign funds…

Today is Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) Awareness Day. AFE is a sudden and unexpected life-threatening birth complication that can affect both mother and baby. AFE is very rare – about…

It’s a busy time of year around the 71st District. Thank you to Tammy for stepping in and attending several events on my behalf while session continued in Springfield. Tammy…

Inside: Supreme Court asked to review Illinois gun ban law Second Amendment advocates have formally applied to the U.S. Supreme Court to review Illinois’ 2023 gun ban law. This is…