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Monday, January 30, 2023
Representative Dave Severin Files Bill to Repeal Unconstitutional Firearms Ban

BENTON – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) announced this week that he has filed legislation that would repeal what he calls an unconstitutional firearms ban that was signed into law by…


Friday, January 20, 2023
Severin Says Effingham County Court Made Right Call on Firearms Ban

BENTON – 116th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) says he agrees with an Effingham County judge’s decision on Friday evening granting a temporary restraining order against a recently signed…


Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Southern Illinois Republican Legislators Host Successful Gun Control Town Hall

FULL VIDEO HERE: MARION – Seven members of Southern Illinois’ House and Senate legislative delegation hosted more than 900 citizens at a Legislative Town Hall Meeting in Marion on Tuesday…


Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Dave Severin Takes Office as 116th District State Representative

BENTON – 116th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) raised his right hand and swore an oath to the Constitutions of the United States of America and the State of…


Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Severin: Governor’s Signature on Unconstitutional Gun Ban will Make Criminals out of Law-Abiding Citizens

SPRINGFIELD – On Tuesday night, Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 5471, amended legislation that bans the manufacture and sale of dozens of commonly used firearms and enacts provisions that require…


Sunday, January 8, 2023
Severin: Democrats’ Pay Raise Insulting to Illinoisans Struggling with Inflation

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Dave Severin released the following statement after Illinois House Democrats approved a late Friday night pay increase for Illinois politicians and their staffs. “Illinois Democrats just…


Friday, January 6, 2023
Six Southern Illinois Legislators to Host Marion Legislative Town Hall Meeting to Address Gun Control

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Six Republican southern Illinois legislators from the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives will host a legislative town hall meeting in Marion later this month to address…


Friday, January 6, 2023
Severin Rejects Lame Duck Session Gun Control Bill

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) released the following statement on Thursday after voting against SB 2226, the most restrictive gun control legislation introduced in Springfield in years. “Illinois…


Friday, January 6, 2023
Southern Illinois Representatives Vote No on Abortion Expansion Bill

SPRINGFIELD – State Representatives Dave Severin (R-Benton), Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis), and Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) released the following joint statement in response to the House’s passage of SB 1534 on Thursday night. “Illinois…


Saturday, December 31, 2022
Reps. Severin, Windhorst and Jacobs Issue Statement in Response to Supreme Court Staying End of Cash Bail

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Three members of Southern Illinois’ House Republican delegation, State Representative Dave Severin, State Representative Patrick Windhorst, and State Representative Paul Jacobs, issued the following joint statement this…