North Egypt News

State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) announced this week that he intends to run for re-election in 2022. 

Severin said on Facebook, “I have worked to rid this state of the corrupt influence of Chicago politicians, stop the radical abortion agenda, and protect our God-given constitutional freedoms in the face of an out-of-control Governor. JB Pritzker has used COVID-19 to destroy businesses and control every aspect of our lives through Executive Order. Enough is enough!”

Since first taking office in 2017, Severin has served as a member of several key House committees, including Agriculture, Energy and  Environment, Veterans’ Affairs, Higher Education, Judiciary Criminal  Law, Elementary and Secondary Education, Tourism, and most recently the House Redistricting Committee.

Severin has made it a primary goal to stall the agenda of Pritzker and other Democrats in the state. Severin voted against changes to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which he highlighted in the Facebook post announcing his run.

Severin has been highly critical of the governor in the past, saying, ”Governor Pritzker has been allowed to manage the pandemic on his own as the House and Senate Democrats have sat idly by, yielding to his every demand, bowing to every Executive Order.”

"My voting record reflects my strong conservative Republican principles,” Severin posted. “I have opposed all of the Democrats' gun-grabbing attempts, I voted no on repealing a parent’s right to know if their minor child is going to have an abortion, I voted against JB Pritzker’s plan to limit religious freedoms in health care matters, and I voted against the Democrats' ridiculous gerrymandered legislative maps. I have a long conservative legislative record that puts me in the strongest position to continue representing the people of Southern Illinois in a new district.”