METROPOLIS, IL – House Republican Floor Leader State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) issued the following statement upon the Governor’s signing of SB 328, legislation that greatly expands the ability of…

Soaring over the prairies More than a century before the Massachusetts minutemen took up arms at Lexington and Concord, America had a tradition of citizen-soldiers who were prepared to defend…

METROPOLIS, IL – State Representative Patrick Windhorst will host traveling office hours in four communities in the 117th district next week. Rep. Windhorst or a member of his staff will…

MARION, IL – State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, State Rep. Paul Jacobs, and Senator Dale Fowler will host a free senior citizens health and wellness fair in Marion in mid-September. The…

METROPOLIS, IL – State Representative Patrick Windhorst is offering his thanks to injured soldiers and veterans on National Purple Heart Day. “The Purple Heart is awarded to those wounded or…

AGRICULTURE Democrats Failed to Deliver for Farmers Illinois farmers are no strangers to hard work, long days, and generational commitment. But when it comes to passing on the family farm,…

State budget put illegal immigrants over veterans Politicians of every party in every state in the union are fond of using some form of the phrase, “budgets are about priorities.”…

METROPOLIS, IL – State Rep. Patrick Windhorst issued the following statement after Governor JB Pritzker criticized Texas Republicans for amending their legislative district maps. “When he first ran for governor,…

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Amid a rising crisis of electricity unaffordability for working families and businesses in Southern Illinois, State Representative Dave Severin, State Representative Patrick Windhorst, and State Representative Paul…

CARTERVILLE, IL – State Representative Patrick Windhorst joined Tom Miller on the WJPF Radio Morning Newswatch this morning for a wide-ranging interview. Rep. Windhorst had this to say about the…