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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Severin Hosts Mt. Carmel’s Missy Judge for Annual Springfield Women to Watch Conference

SPRINGFIELD, IL… State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) hosted Mt. Carmel’s Missy Judge for this year’s annual Women to Watch Conference in Springfield, a networking event put on by Illinois House…


Thursday, April 23, 2026
The Caucus Blog – Welch’s Redistricting Push Rings Hollow

In a video released this week defending his latest redistricting proposal, HJRCA 28, Speaker Chris Welch claimed that “Illinois will always recognize the fundamental principle that a democracy of the…


Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Severin Criticizes Passage of HJRCA 28, Calls It “Another Attempt to Rig the System”

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) issued the following statement after Illinois House Democrats passed House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 28 (HJRCA 28), a Democratic led proposal to…


Friday, April 17, 2026
Severin Touts Energy Cost Transparency Bill, Calls for Reforms to Ensure Reliable, Affordable Energy

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Dave Severin issued the following statement following a Capitol news conference this week aimed at drawing attention to Illinois energy policies and rising affordability challenges…


Wednesday, April 15, 2026
The Caucus Blog: Illinois Republicans Work on Affordability while Democrats Raise Taxes

Illinois Families Continue To Feel the Squeeze Tax Day may be Democrats’ favorite day, but for Illinois families, it is another reminder of how much they are being squeezed. While…


Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Rep. Severin Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Today we observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in honor of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. This solemn anniversary is a sobering reminder that we can never again…


Tuesday, April 14, 2026
House Returns for 3rd Reading Deadline Week

We’re back in session today starting at noon for the start of Third Reading Deadline Week. This means we have to get all House Bills through our chamber by Friday…


Friday, April 10, 2026
Severin Calls Out Hypocrisy on Gerrymandering

Governor Pritzker now claims to be a champion of fair maps. But he cannot run from his record of promising fair maps, only to sign off on some of the…


Friday, April 10, 2026
Severin Sponsors Gas Tax Suspension to Deliver Relief at the Pump

BENTON, IL – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is sponsoring legislation to temporarily suspend Illinois’ sales tax on gasoline, providing relief to drivers as fuel prices remain elevated across the…


Monday, April 6, 2026
Severin Advertising Satellite Office Hours in Multiple Cities