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Thursday, January 6, 2022
Judicial Subcircuits Amount to Power Grab

SPRINGFIELD, IL…As part of floor action on the first night of the spring legislative session, House Democrats brought forth and passed legislation to expand judicial subcircuits in Illinois. State Representative…


Friday, October 29, 2021
Rep. Friess’ Week in Review – 10/29/21

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…


Thursday, October 28, 2021
House Makes Changes to Health Care Right of Conscience Act

SPRINGFIELD, IL… In late-night floor action Wednesday the Illinois House of Representatives voted and passed SB1169, a bill to change language in the Health Care Right of Conscience Act. The…


Friday, October 8, 2021
Rep. Friess’ Week in Review – 10/8/21

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…


Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Friess: “We must live our lives.”

Governor Pritzker claims he worked with labor groups to reach an agreement with some labor organizations on the issue of mandating vaccines. The governor’s latest edict compels workers with the…


Friday, October 1, 2021
Rep. Friess’ Week in Review – 10/1/21

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…


Monday, August 30, 2021
Rep. Friess Statement on Pritzker’s New Mandates

Springfield, IL…State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) issued the following statement on Governor Pritzker’s new mask and vaccination mandates announced yesterday: “On August 26, 2021, the Governor issued yet another…


Friday, August 20, 2021
Map Battle Heats Up; Fight over Masks in School

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…


Friday, August 13, 2021
Map Lawsuits; Mask Mandate; Scott’s Law; Violence Against Police

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…