Rep. David Friess Weekly Newsletter Legislative Maps Update The lawsuit seeking to strike down the partisan General Assembly map has been accepted by the federal court in Chicago. A three-judge…

The second week of veto session brought with it a flurry of activity in the General Assembly. This update will highlight the key issues and votes we took on the…

Firearms Report I’ve been an ardent supporter of the 2nd Amendment my entire life. I believe, as our founders did, that everyone has a God-given right to carry arms. Whether…

Redistricting Update In May 2021 and again in August 2021, the Democrat Majorities of both houses of the General Assembly passed bills to remap the Illinois House and Senate. The…

Human Trafficking Task Force Last week, I was appointed to the Human Trafficking Task Force by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. This is a crisis that often goes unnoticed, but…

Session Recap On Thursday, the House of Representatives was again called into Session to take up leftover measures from this past spring, including ethics and energy legislation.  Energy Senate Bill…

Special Session Recap On Tuesday, the Illinois House and Senate were called into session to take up measures leftover from this past spring. In addition to taking up new legislative…

Census Confirms Maps Unconstitutional Due to the recently released U.S. Census data, we know the Democrats’ proposed House districts include districts with population counts ranging from 92,390 (District 83) to…

New Lawsuits over Maps In May of this year, the Democrat majority in the Illinois General Assembly passed a series of maps along partisan lines. I and my Republican colleagues…

Pritzker’s New Mask Mandates This week, Governor Pritzker announced new mandates concerning masking for schools this upcoming year. I am strongly opposed to these new mandates as I feel that…