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Saturday, March 7, 2020
Windhorst Weekly – March 7, 2020

Dear Friend, When I was first elected to serve as 118th district State Representative, one of the first bills I introduced was HB 913, legislation that would eliminate the state’s…


Wednesday, March 4, 2020
House GOP Members Address FOID Renewal Delays, Call for Passage of Bills to Reduce Cost and Regulations for Law Abiding Gun Owners

SPRINGFIELD – State Representatives Mike Marron (R-Fithian), Charlie Meier (R-Okawville), Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis), and Assistant Minority Leader Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) held a press conference in Springfield Wednesday alongside fellow Republican…


Monday, March 2, 2020
Joint Op-Ed – Southern Illinois Republican Legislators Say Gov. Pritzker’s Inmate Release Policy Endangers Public Safety

During the last week of February, House and Senate Republicans joined members of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association for a press conference to denounce Governor Pritzker’s decision to end cooperation and…


Sunday, March 1, 2020
Windhorst Weekly – March 1, 2020

Dear Friend, I have signed on to the following joint opinion editorial (op-ed) with my colleagues Rep. Terri Bryant and Dave Severin in response to Gov. JB Pritzker’s decision to…


Saturday, February 22, 2020
Windhorst Weekly – Feb. 22 2020

Dear Friend, The highlight of the week in Springfield was supposed to be the governor’s Budget Address, but coverage of that speech was Trumped as news broke Tuesday morning that…


Friday, February 21, 2020
Rep. Patrick Windhorst Appointed to Committee to Review Recent House Seat Appointment

State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) was appointed to serve on a state panel that will review and hear challenges to the recent appointment of Eva-Dina Delgado to the House of…


Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Windhorst Urges Governor, Lawmakers to Build Realistic Budget

SPRINGFIELD… State Representative Patrick Windhorst is calling on the Governor and state lawmakers to take a ‘realistic’ approach to crafting the Fiscal Year 2021 budget in the wake of Governor…


Saturday, February 15, 2020
Windhorst Weekly February 15, 2020

The House and Senate were not in Session this week, but there are several news items to report following a whirlwind week of bill filings and press conferences, and Committee…


Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Windhorst Sponsors Bold Pro-2nd Amendment Legislative Agenda

Metropolis….Since taking office, State Representative Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) has been a staunch supporter of 2nd Amendment Rights. Windhorst, true to his record, has introduced a bold legislative agenda aimed at…


Saturday, February 1, 2020
Windhorst Weekly – February 1, 2020

Dear Friend, There’s a lot of news to cover in this week’s Windhorst Weekly. Thank you to everyone that took time to send me messages on social media and via…