Dear Friend, Happy New Year 2020! I sincerely hope that you were able to enjoy some time off and relaxation with friends, family and loved ones throughout the holiday season….

Dear Friend, On this Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we pause to honor the 2,403 American soldiers killed in a surprise attack 78 years ago by Japan on the Hawaii naval…

Metropolis….State Representative, Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is reminding local government units interested in applying for Parks and Recreation Facility Construction Grants that the filing deadline begins Tuesday, December 3, 2019 and…

Metropolis….State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) has been appointed to serve on the recently created Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform. The appointment comes on the heels of Rep. Windhorst’s…

Dear Friend, The 2019 Veto Session wrapped up Thursday evening, after a busy three days of action on new legislation. Prior to heading to Springfield, I was honored to speak…

Springfield…State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) welcomed the Goreville High School Lady Blackcats Class A Softball Champions to the State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday. The Lady Blackcats were presented with…

Dear Friend, This week I traveled to Chicago for the first meeting of the House Firearms Public Awareness Task Force. As expected, the House Democrats, who chair and control the…

Dear Friend, The Veto Session this year is scheduled to begin on October 28th. Since the spring Session ended on June 1, Governor Pritzker signed 591 bills and vetoed only…

Metropolis…. State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is reminding constituents that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The month-long information and awareness campaign is a movement first began in 1981…

Springfield….Three Republican members of Southern Illinois’ legislative delegation have been named to the Illinois House Firearm Public Awareness Task Force. The 24-member bipartisan task force is charged with producing an…